Proverbs 3:31
Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
In Context
30Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
32For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
Cross References
Psalms 37:1A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
Psalms 73:3Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners.
Proverbs 2:12That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
Proverbs 24:1Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
Ecclesiastes 5:8Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land 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 →