Proverbs 24:1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them;

¹⁰ So Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the circuit of the Jordan, that, the whole of it, was well–watered,––before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou enterest into Zoar. ¹¹ And Lot chose for himself all the circuit of the Jordan, so Lot brake up eastwards,––and they separated themselves, each man from his brother: ¹² Abram, fixed his dwelling in the land of Canaan,––but, Lot, fixed his dwelling among the cities of the circuit, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. ¹³ Now, the men of Sodom, were base and sinful,––against Yahweh, exceedingly.

¹ So the two messengers went in towards Sodom, at eventide, Lot, being seated in the gate of Sodom,––so Lot beheld, and rose up to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth. ² And he said, Behold, I pray you, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into the house of your servant,––and tarry the night, and bathe your feet, so shall ye rise early, and go on your way. And they said, Nay, but, in the broadway, will we tarry the night. ³ But he became exceeding urgent with them, so they turned aside unto him, and entered into his house,––and he made for them a banquet, unleavened cakes, also did he bake, and they did eat.
⁴ Ere yet they lay down, the men of the city––the men of Sodom, had come round against the house, from youth, even unto age,––all the people from every quarter. ⁵ And they called unto Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who have come in unto thee, tonight? Bring them forth unto us, and let us know them! ⁶ And Lot went forth unto them, to the entrance; but, the door, closed he behind him. ⁷ And he said,––Do not, I pray you, my brethren, act wickedly. ⁸ Behold, I pray you, I, have two daughters who have not known man, I must needs, now, bring, them, forth unto you, and do ye, to them, as may be good in your eyes,––Only, to these men, ye may do nothing; for, on this account, have they come under the shade of my roof. ⁹ And they said, Stand back, And they said, This one, by himself, hath come in to sojourn, and must always be acting the judge, Now, will we do more wickedly to thee, than to them. So they pressed sore upon the man––upon Lot––exceedingly, and drew near to break open the door. ¹⁰ And the men thrust forth their hand, and brought Lot in unto them, into the house––and, the door, they closed: ¹¹ the men also who were at the entrance of the house, smote they with blindness, from small even unto great, so that they wearied themselves to find the entrance.

⁹ Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life;

¹ [David’s. [An Alphabetical Psalm.]]
Burn not with vexation because of evil–doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;

⁷ Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way,––at the man who doeth wickedness.

³ For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.

¹¹ If they say––Come with us,––Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent; ¹² Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit; ¹³ All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil; ¹⁴ Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all. ¹⁵ My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.

³¹ Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;

²⁰ He that walketh with the wise, becometh wise, but, the friend of dullards, becometh foolish.

¹⁷ Let not thy heart be envious of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;

¹⁹ Burn not with vexation against evil doers, be not envious of lawless men;

¹⁹ Manifest, however, are the works of the flesh, which, indeed, are––fornication, impurity, wantonness, ²⁰ idolatry, enchantment, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, divisions, parties, ²¹ envyings, drunkenness, revellings; ––and such things as these: as to which I forewarn you, even as I have forewarned you,––that, they who such things as these do practise, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom.

⁵ Or think ye that, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave? ⁶ Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith––God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.