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Proverbs 24:19–20
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Proverbs 24:19
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
19*‖Fret not thy selfe because of euill men; neither be thou enuious at the wicked.
- Or, keepe not company with the wicked.
- Psal. 37.1. Chap.23.17.
Proverbs 24:20
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
20*‖For there shall be no reward to the euill man: the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
- Or, lampe.
- Chap.13.9. iob.21.17
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 24:19
To be vexed or troubled; also to wear away or corrode.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Feeling envy at another's prosperity or advantage; resentfully desiring what another possesses.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 24:20
Recompense, or equivalent return for good done, for kindness, for services and the like.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A figurative light whose exact referent—life, favor, prosperity, guidance, or the spirit of man—is stated by the verse.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 19
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Open the full verse study20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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Open the full verse study17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
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Open the full verse study1BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
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Open the full verse study1BLESSED 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.
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Open the full verse study115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
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Open the full verse study1FRET not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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Open the full verse study3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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Open the full verse study2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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Open the full verse study4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
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Open the full verse study11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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Open the full verse study26And 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.
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Open the full verse study4And 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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Open the full verse study17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
From verse 20
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Open the full verse study9The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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Open the full verse study5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
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Open the full verse study17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
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Open the full verse study20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
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Open the full verse study6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
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Open the full verse study11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
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Open the full verse study13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
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Open the full verse study8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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Open the full verse study12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Open the full verse study18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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Open the full verse study17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
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