Proverbs 24:1-2 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 24:1-2 MSG (The Message)
Don’t envy bad people; don’t even want to be around them. All they think about is causing a disturbance; all they talk about is making trouble.
Proverbs 24:1-2 KJV (King James Version)
Be not thou envious against evil men, Neither desire to be with them. For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; For their minds devise violence, And their lips talk of trouble.
Proverbs 24:1-2 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t envy evil people or try to be friends with them. Their minds are always planning violence, and they always talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24:1-2 ASV (American Standard Version)
Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:1-2 NIV (New International Version)
Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24:1-2 NKJV (New King James Version)
Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; For their heart devises violence, And their lips talk of troublemaking.
Proverbs 24:1-2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
Proverbs 24:1-2 NLT (New Living Translation)
Don’t envy evil people or desire their company. For their hearts plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble.
Proverbs 24:1-2 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Don’t envy the wealth of the wicked or crave their company. For they’re obsessed with causing trouble and their conversations are corrupt.
Proverbs 24:1-2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.