31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.


In Context

28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, 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 man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:31Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:31Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy you not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.