19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(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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