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Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3:31 · King James Version
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Proverbs 3:31 in other translations
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Do not envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
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In context
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: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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