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Psalm 37:1
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KJ21
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
ASV
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
AMP
A Psalm of David. Do not worry because of evildoers, Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;
AMPC
Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God).
BRG
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
CSB
Of David. Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
CSBA
Of David. Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
CEB
Don’t get upset over evildoers; don’t be jealous of those who do wrong,
CJB
By David: Don’t be upset by evildoers or envious of those who do wrong,
CEV
(By David.) Don't be annoyed by anyone who does wrong, and don't envy them.
DARBY
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;
DRA
A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.
ERV
A song of David. Don’t get upset about evil people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
EASY
David wrote this song. Do not become upset because of what wicked people do. Do not be jealous of people that do bad things.
EHV
Do not fret because of evildoers. Do not be envious of those who do wrong,
ESV
Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
ESVUK
Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!
EXB
Of David. Don’t be ·upset [worried; angry] because of evil people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong [Prov. 24:1, 19],
GNV
1 This Psalm containeth exhortation and consolation for the weak, that are grieved at the prosperity of the wicked, and the affliction of the godly. 7 For how prosperously soever the wicked do live for the time, he doth affirm their felicity to be vain and transitory, because they are not in the favor of God, but in the end they are destroyed as his enemies. 11 And how miserably that the righteous seemeth to live in the world, yet his end is peace, and he is in the favor of God, he is delivered from the wicked, and preserved. A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of the wicked men, neither be envious for the evildoers.
GW
By David. Do not be preoccupied with evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things.
GNT
Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
HCSB
Davidic. Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
ICB
Of David. Don’t be upset because of evil people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
ISV
Davidic Don’t be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.
JUB
A Psalm of David. ¶ Do not be angry with the evildoers, neither be thou envious of the workers of iniquity.
KJV
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
AKJV
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
LSB
Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward doers of unrighteousness.
LEB
Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.
TLB
Never envy the wicked!
MSG
Don’t bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked. In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun.
MEV
A Psalm of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be jealous of those who do injustice.
NOG
By David. Do not be preoccupied with evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things.
NABRE
Of David. Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
NASB
Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be envious of wrongdoers.
NASB1995
Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.
NCB
Of David. Do not fume because of evildoers or envy those who do wrong.
NCV
Of David. Don’t be upset because of evil people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong,
NET
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed. Do not envy evildoers.
NIRV
A psalm of David. Don’t be upset because of sinful people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
NIV
Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
NIVUK
Of David. Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
NKJV
A Psalm of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
NLV
Do not trouble yourself because of sinful men. Do not want to be like those who do wrong.
NLT
A psalm of David. Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.
NRSVA
Of David. Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
NRSVACE
Of David. Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
NRSVCE
Of David. Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
NRSVUE
Of David. Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
OJB
(Of Dovid) Fret not thyself because of re’im (evildoers); neither have thou kina (jealousy, envy) of the workers of iniquity.
RGT
Do not fret because of wicked men, nor be envious of evildoers.
RSV
A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!
RSVCE
A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!
TLV
Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of them who do wrong.
VOICE
A song of David. Don’t be worried with evil workers or envy the gains of people with all-wrong-upside-down ways.
WEB
By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
WYC
To David. [The psalm of David.] Do not thou follow wicked men; neither love thou men doing wickedness. (The song of David. Do not thou follow the wicked; nor love thou those who do wickedly.)
YLT
By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
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