Proverbs 24:19 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Proverbs 24:19–20

Read Proverbs 24:19 with 24:19–20. Read alone, “Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious…” could turn a compressed observation, warning, comparison, or command into a guarantee or complete policy. The full unit establishes: contributes the claim, image, or instruction “Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked”; by 24:20, it uses two-part parallelism to place “For there shall be no reward to the evil man” beside “the candle of the wicked shall be put out”. Together the unit concentrates on humility, teachability, pride, and reputation, life, death, safety, and the long direction of choices within “Sayings of the wise.”

Why This Verse Appears Here

Proverbs 24:19–20 continues “Emotion, resilience, grief, and inward life — Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine…” by carrying “Humility, teachability, pride, and reputation — Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou…” within the same sustained discourse, admonition, numbered form, or poem. Within that relationship, this verse contributes the claim, image, or instruction “Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked”.