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19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Proverbs 24:19 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 19-20)Here, 1. He repeats the caution he had before given against envying the pleasures and successes of wicked man in their wicked ways. This he quotes from his father David, Ps. 37:1. We must not in any case fret ourselves, or make ourselves uneasy, whatever God does in his providence how disagreeable soever it is to our sentiments, interests, and expectations, we must acquiesce in it. Even that which...
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