Proverbs 3:31

אַל ־ תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל ־ תִּבְחַר בְּכָל ־ דְּרָכָֽיו ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

In Context

30אַל ־ תרוב עִם ־ אָדָם חִנָּם אִם ־ לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה ׃

32כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת ־ יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 37:1לְדָוִד ׀ אַל ־ תִּתְחַר בַּמְּרֵעִים אַל ־ תְּקַנֵּא בְּעֹשֵׂי עַוְלָֽה ׃

Psalms 73:3כִּֽי ־ קִנֵּאתִי בַּֽהוֹלְלִים שְׁלוֹם רְשָׁעִים אֶרְאֶֽה ׃

Proverbs 2:12לְהַצִּילְךָ מִדֶּרֶךְ רָע מֵאִישׁ מְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת ׃

Proverbs 22:22אַֽל ־ תִּגְזָל ־ דָּל כִּי דַל ־ הוּא וְאַל ־ תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר ׃

Proverbs 24:1אַל ־ תְּקַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁי רָעָה וְאַל ־ תתאו לִהְיוֹת אִתָּֽם ׃

Ecclesiastes 5:8וְיִתְרוֹן אֶרֶץ בַּכֹּל היא מֶלֶךְ לְשָׂדֶה נֶעֱבָֽד ׃

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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