Proverbs
Proverbs 24:1
1Do not envy wicked men
or desire their company;
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| envy | תְּ֭קַנֵּא | tə·qan·nê | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7065 be jealous, zealous |
| wicked | רָעָ֑ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| men | בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י | bə·’an·šê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| or desire | תִּתְאָו | tiṯ·ʾå̄w | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H183 incline, desire |
| their company | לִהְי֥וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 37:7 · Proverbs 3:31 · Proverbs 23:17 · James 4:5–6 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Proverbs 13:20 · Psalm 37:1 · Psalm 73:3 · Psalm 26:9 · Proverbs 1:11–15 · Genesis 19:1–11 · Proverbs 24:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.