Proverbs 3:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;”
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BSBPD
“Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 3:31 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Proverbs 2:12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
- Proverbs 12:12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
- Proverbs 24:1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
- Proverbs 24:19Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Galatians 5:21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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