Proverbs 3:31
Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
In Context
30Do not contend against a man without cause, even though he has done no evil to you.
32For everyone who ridicules is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is for the simple.
Cross References
Psalms 37:1A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.
Psalms 73:3Lift up your hands against their arrogance in the end. How great the malice of the enemy has been in the sanctuary!
Proverbs 2:12so that you may be rescued from the evil way, and from the man who speaks perversities,
Proverbs 22:22Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
Proverbs 24:1Do not imitate evil men, nor desire to be among them.
Ecclesiastes 5:8But finally, there is the King who rules over the entire earth, which is subject to him.
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 →