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


In Context

28 Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

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

32 For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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