Provérbios 24:1

1 Não tenhas inveja dos homens malignos; nem desejes estar com eles;

Provérbios 24:1 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:1

Be not thou envious against evil men
Or, "men of evil" {b}. 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 poverty and want will follow them; as well as everlasting ruin and destruction will be their portion hereafter; (See Gill on Proverbs 23:17); and compare with this ( Proverbs 24:21 Proverbs 24:27 Proverbs 24:29 Proverbs 24:32 ) ; neither desire to be with them;
to be in their company; to have any conversation and fellowship with them, which is very infectious, dangerous, and pernicious; nor even to be in the same state, condition, and circumstances they are in; much less to do as they do, and imitate them in their sinful courses; as you would not choose to be with them in hell hereafter, do not desire to be with them here.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (her yvnab) "viros mali", Baynus, Michaelis.

Provérbios 24:1 In-Context

1 Não tenhas inveja dos homens malignos; nem desejes estar com eles;

2 porque o seu coração medita a violência; e os seus lábios falam maliciosamente.

3 Com a sabedoria se edifica a casa, e com o entendimento ela se estabelece;

4 e pelo conhecimento se encherão as câmaras de todas as riquezas preciosas e deleitáveis.

5 O sábio é mais poderoso do que o forte; e o inteligente do que o que possui a força.