Proverbs 24:1

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Proverbs 24:1

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י רָעָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו לִהְי֥וֹת אִתָּֽם׃

אַל־'al-“may not”
Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
תְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'“you be jealous”
Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָא · “be jealous” · Strong's H7065
בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.Shei“of people of”
Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
רָעָ֑הra.'Ah“evil”
Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
תִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'av“you desire”
Verb, hithpael, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָוָה · “to desire” · Strong's H0183
Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yot“to be”
Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
אִתָּֽם׃'i.Tam“with them”
Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854

Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)