19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
20 For 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 not אַל־ H408 Adverb fret תִּתְחַ֥ר H2734 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular over evildoers בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים H7489 Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural and do not אַל־ H408 Adverb be envious תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א H7065 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular of the wicked בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃ H7563 Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 20
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For כִּ֤י׀ H3588 Conjunction the evil [man] לָרָ֑ע H7451 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular has תִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular no לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle future אַחֲרִ֣ית H319 Noun - feminine singular the lamp נֵ֖ר H5216 Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural will be extinguished יִדְעָֽךְ׃ H1846 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular