Proverbs 24:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-2

Here, 1. The caution given is much the same with that which we had before (Prov. 23:17), not to envy sinners, not to think them happy, nor to wish ourselves in their condition, though they prosper ever so much in this world, and are ever so marry and ever so secure. ?Let not such a thought ever come into thy mind, O that I could shake off the restraints of religion and conscience, and take as great a liberty to indulge the sensual appetite, as I see such and such do! No; desire not to be with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1

Be not thou envious against evil men ,.... Or, "men of evil" F2 באנשי רעה "viros mali", Baynus, Michaelis. . Such who are addicted to evil, and given up to it, whose principles and practices are bad; such as are before described in the preceding chapter; gluttons and drunkards, men given to women and wine: envy not their present prosperity, or seeming pleasure they have in the gratification of their sensual appetites; since woe and sorrow, wounds and strife, now attend them, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:1

We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. Be not thou envious against evil men (see on Proverbs 23:17 , where a similar warning is given, and comp. Proverbs 23:19 below). "Men of wickedness," wholly given over to evil. Neither desire to be with them. Their company is pollution, and association with them makes you a partner in their sinful doings. The Septuagint prefaces the paragraph with the personal address, υἱέ "son." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:1

(See homily on Proverbs 23:17 , Proverbs 23:18 .)—C. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-2

Warning against evil company I. THE LOVE OF SOCIETY IS A NATURAL INSTINCT . II. EVIL COMPANY IS OFTEN MOST FASCINATING . III. THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE FOUNDED UPON MERE FELLOWSHIP IN PLEASURE ABE SELDOM SATISFACTORY , OFTEN CORRUPTING . IV. THE BAD MAN 'S COMPANY IS MORE TO BE SHUNNED THAN THAT OF ONE SUFFERING FROM A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE . "Wicked companions," said a man of the world, the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 24:1-2

Proverbs 24:1-2. Be not thou envious, &c. The proneness of good men, especially while they are weak, and only in the beginnings of their course of piety and virtue, to be dejected at the prosperity of the ungodly, and so to be tempted to imitate them, is the reason that the admonition which we here meet with is so often repeated; neither desire to be with them Desire not their company, nor to imitate their manner of life. For their heart studieth destruction How they may oppress and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

Godly and ungodly citizens (24:1-34)In contrast to the destructive schemes of the wicked are the constructive acts of the wise. A life built by wisdom is likened to a strongly built and richly furnished house (24:1-4). Wisdom gives people real strength and success, but folly gives them nothing worthwhile, not even sensible words that can benefit their fellow citizens (5-7). (In ancient times the place where citizens liked to gather was the open area just inside the city gate; v. 7. There they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 24:1

Be not thou envious = Do not get excited. Compare Proverbs 23:17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 24:1

19Proverbs 24:1-2"Be not thou envious of evil men; Neither desire to be with them: For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief."Another admonition against envy is in Proverbs 23:17. Envy is not merely destructive of the personality of the envious, but it also provides a motive for many kinds of wickedness. One is foolish indeed to envy wicked people, who, regardless of their earthly status, are doomed to eternal death. There is a strange attractiveness about evil.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 24:1

1, 2. (Compare Proverbs 23:3; Proverbs 23:17; Psalms 37:1). read more

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