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Proverbs 3:31 (Listen)

31 wDo not envy xa man of violence

and do not choose any of his ways,

Proverbs 14:30 (Listen)

30 A tranquil1 heart gives tlife to the flesh,

but uenvy2 makes vthe bones rot.

Footnotes

[1] 14:30 Or healing
[2] 14:30 Or jealousy

Proverbs 23:17 (Listen)

17 Let not your heart tenvy sinners,

but continue in uthe fear of the Lord all the day.

Proverbs 24:1-2 (Listen)

24 Be not uenvious of evil men,

nor desire to be vwith them,

for their hearts wdevise violence,

and their lips xtalk of trouble.

Proverbs 24:19-20 (Listen)

19 wFret not yourself because of evildoers,

and be not xenvious of the wicked,

20 for the evil man has no qfuture;

ythe lamp of the wicked will be put out.