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Proverbs 24:1–3

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BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
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From verse 1

  1. Psalms 37:7Rank 1 from verse 1
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    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  2. James 4:5–6Rank 2 from verse 1
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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

    6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

  3. Proverbs 23:17Rank 3 from verse 1
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    17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

  4. Proverbs 3:31Rank 4 from verse 1
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    31¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

  5. Galatians 5:19–21Rank 5 from verse 1
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    19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

    20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  6. Proverbs 13:20Rank 6 from verse 1
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  7. Psalms 37:1Rank 7 from verse 1
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    1FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

  8. Psalms 73:3Rank 8 from verse 1
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    3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  9. Genesis 19:1–11Rank 9 from verse 1
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    1AND there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

    2And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

    3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

    4¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

    5And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

    6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

    7And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

    8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

    9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

    10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

    11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

  10. Proverbs 1:11–15Rank 10 from verse 1
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    11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

    12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

    13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

    14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  11. Proverbs 24:19Rank 11 from verse 1
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    19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  12. Psalms 26:9Rank 12 from verse 1
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    9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

  13. Genesis 13:10–13Rank 13 from verse 1
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    10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

    11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

    12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

    13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

From verse 2

  1. Psalms 7:14Rank 1 from verse 2
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    14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

  2. Psalms 10:7Rank 2 from verse 2
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

  3. Psalms 28:3Rank 3 from verse 2
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    3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

  4. Isaiah 59:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  5. 1 Samuel 23:9Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9¶ And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

  6. Job 15:35Rank 6 from verse 2
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    35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

  7. Acts 13:10Rank 7 from verse 2
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    10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  8. Esther 3:6–7Rank 8 from verse 2
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    6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

    7¶ In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

  9. Matthew 26:3–4Rank 9 from verse 2
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

  10. Micah 7:3Rank 10 from verse 2
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    3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  11. Proverbs 6:14Rank 11 from verse 2
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    14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  12. Psalms 36:4Rank 12 from verse 2
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    4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

  13. Luke 23:20–21Rank 13 from verse 2
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    20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

    21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

  14. Psalms 140:2Rank 14 from verse 2
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    2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

  15. Psalms 64:4–6Rank 15 from verse 2
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    4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

    5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

    6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

  16. Proverbs 24:8Rank 16 from verse 2
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    8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

From verse 3

  1. Proverbs 14:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1EVERY wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

  2. Proverbs 9:1Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1WISDOM hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

  3. 1 Corinthians 3:9Rank 3 from verse 3
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    9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

  4. Colossians 2:7Rank 4 from verse 3
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    7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

  5. Jeremiah 10:12Rank 5 from verse 3
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    12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

  6. 2 Samuel 7:26Rank 6 from verse 3
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    26And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

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Proverbs 24:1

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

envious

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Feeling envy at another's prosperity or advantage; resentfully desiring what another possesses.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 24:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 24:3

COMBINED MEANING

wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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builded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of build, meaning to construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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understanding

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1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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established

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Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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23:35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

24:1BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

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24:2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

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24:3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

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24:4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

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