Proverbs 3:31
“¶ Enuie thou not the oppressour, and choose none of his wayes.”
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Proverbs 3:31 Context
29Deuise not euil against thy neighbour, seeing hee dwelleth securely by thee. 30¶ Striue not with a man without cause, if hee haue done thee no harme. 31¶ Enuie thou not the oppressour, and choose none of his wayes. 32For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous. 33¶ The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the iust.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
- King James Version
Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
- Basic English Bible
Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
- Darby Bible
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
- Webster's Bible
Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
- World English Bible
Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 3:31
3:31 Envy not - For his impunity and success.