19Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
20For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 24:19-20
Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous
The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.
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Verse 19
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Do notאַל־H408Adverbfretתִּתְחַ֥רH2734Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularover evildoersבַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםH7489Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluraland do notאַל־H408Adverbbe enviousתְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אH7065Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularof the wickedבָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃H7563Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 20
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Forכִּ֤י׀H3588Conjunctionthe evil [man]לָרָ֑עH7451Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularhasתִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularnoלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlefutureאַחֲרִ֣יתH319Noun - feminine singularthe lampנֵ֖רH5216Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralwill be extinguishedיִדְעָֽךְ׃H1846Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular