Proverbs 3:31
Do not envy a violent person 1 or choose any of his ways. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
In Context
30Do not argue with a person without a reason, 1 when he has done nothing to harm you. 1
Cross References
Psalms 37:1Do not be irritated because of evildoers; 1 do not be envious of those who act unrighteously. 1
Psalms 73:3because I was envious of the arrogant 1 when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 1
Proverbs 2:12They will rescue you from the way of evil, 1 from those who speak perverse things, 1
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, 1 or crush the needy at the gate, 1
Proverbs 24:1Do not be envious of those who are evil, 1 nor desire to associate with them, 1
Ecclesiastes 5:8When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are people in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.
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 →