Proverbs 3:29

Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

In Context

28Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do him good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.

30Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:14His perverse heart devises evils: at all times such a one causes troubles to a city.

Proverbs 14:22They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.

Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device 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 smite him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words.

Zechariah 7:10and oppress not the widow, or the fatherless, or the stranger, or the poor; and let not one of you remember in his heart the injury of 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 →

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