Proverbs 3:29
Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
In Context
28Say not to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm.
Cross References
Psalms 55:20He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Proverbs 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; 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 let us not give heed to any of his words.
Zechariah 7:10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine 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 →