Proverbs 3:29
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
In Context
28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
30Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
Cross References
Psalms 55:20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Proverbs 6:14With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
Proverbs 14:22Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Zechariah 7:10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
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 →