Psalm 37:1

New International Version

¹Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious^(A) of those who do wrong;^(B)

Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Psalm 37:1

King James Version

37 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

24 Do not envy^(A) the wicked,
do not desire their company;
²for their hearts plot violence,^(B)
and their lips talk about making trouble.^(C)

24 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

²For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

New International Version (NIV)