Proverbs 3:31

In 11 translations

BSB

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

KJV

¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence

WEB

Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

ASV

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

LSV

Do not be envious of a man of violence, || Nor fix on any of his ways.

YLT

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

DBY

Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

DRC

Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:

GNV

Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.

JPS

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

LXXE

Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאִ֣ישׁ חָמָ֑ס וְאַל־תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ κτήσῃ κακῶν ἀνδρῶν ὀνείδη, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 24:1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
• Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
• 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.
• Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
• Proverbs 12:12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
• Proverbs 24:19–20Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
• Proverbs 2:12–15to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity, from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness, from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,…
• Psalms 37:7–9Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. For the…
• Proverbs 1:15–18my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path. For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood. How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it! But they lie in wait for…
• Proverbs 22:22–25Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them. Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not…
• Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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