Proverbs 3:29
Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
In Context
30Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
Cross References
Psalms 55:20He shall redeem my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: for among many they were with me.
Proverbs 6:14With a wicked heart he deviseth evil, and at all times he soweth discord.
Proverbs 14:22They err that work evil: but mercy and truth prepare good things.
Jeremiah 18:18And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.
Zechariah 7:10And oppress not the widow, and the fatherless, and the stranger, and the poor: and let not a man devise evil in his heart against his brother.
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 →