Proverbs 24:19
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָרָה
chârâh
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
קָנָא
qânâʼ
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
Key Terms in This Verse
קָנָא qânâʼ
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
Study H7065 →חָרָה chârâh
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
Study H2734 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
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