Mishle 24:19

19 Fret not thyself because of ra’im, neither be thou envious of the resha’im,

Mishle 24:19 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:19

Fret not thyself because of evil [men]
Because of their outward prosperity and worldly happiness, any more than rejoice at their adversity; neither do the one nor the other; where the one prevails, the other does also; by the frequent repetition of this advice, it looks as if this evil is what good men are prone to, and which was very common in Solomon's time, and in the time of his father David, from whom he seems to have borrowed these words, ( Psalms 37:1 Psalms 37:7 ) ; see ( Proverbs 23:17 ) ( 24:1 ) ; neither be thou envious at the wicked;
though they may stand when thou fallest, or be in prosperity when thou art in adversity; the reasons follow.

Mishle 24:19 In-Context

17 Gloat not when thine oyev falleth, and let not thine lev rejoice when he stumbleth,

18 Lest Hashem see it, and it is rah in His eyes, and He turn away His wrath from him.

19 Fret not thyself because of ra’im, neither be thou envious of the resha’im,

20 For there shall be no acharit (latter end, future) to the rah; the ner (light) of the resha’im shall be put out.

21 Beni (my son), fear thou Hashem and the Melech, and do not associate with them that are otherwise disposed.