Proverbs 3:29
Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
In Context
28Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.
30Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done thee no harm.
Cross References
Psalms 55:20He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.
Proverbs 6:14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
Proverbs 14:22Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth [are to] those who devise good.
Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah. For the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not gi
Zechariah 7:10And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:28-35
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →