Proverbs 3:29
Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
In Context
30Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
Cross References
Psalms 55:20He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
Proverbs 6:14in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
Proverbs 14:22Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”
Zechariah 7:10Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’
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 →