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Envy the Wicked(?)

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Proverbs 24:1 (New International Version)

Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company

Sometimes I want to “get somebody back.” They have done something to me that I don’t like. I want to do something back to them that they won’t like.

In such cases, I am envying the wicked. I envy their ability to hurt others. I want to do what they do and escape retribution the way they (seem to) escape it.

Such is the alure of evil. It is folly.

Tags: Old Testament · Proverbs

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