Proverbs 3:31 “Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;”

Proverbs 3:31

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

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Cross references

“Envy”

Proverbs 24:1 Psalm 37:1 Galatians 5:21 Proverbs 23:17 Psalm 37:7–9 Psalm 73:3

Proverbs 24:1 · BSB

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Psalm 37:1 · BSB

Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

Galatians 5:21 · BSB

and 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 23:17 · BSB

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 37:7–9 · BSB

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Psalm 73:3 · BSB

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

“the oppressor”

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Ecclesiastes 5:8 · BSB

If 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.

“choose”

Proverbs 12:12 Proverbs 1:15–18 Proverbs 2:12–15 Proverbs 22:22–25

Proverbs 12:12 · BSB

The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

Proverbs 1:15–18 · BSB

my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

Proverbs 2:12–15 · BSB

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

Proverbs 22:22–25 · BSB

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.

32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.

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