Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. New Living Translation Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways. English Standard Version Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways, Berean Standard Bible Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; King James Bible Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. New King James Version Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; New American Standard Bible Do not envy a violent person, And do not choose any of his ways. NASB 1995 Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. NASB 1977 Do not envy a man of violence, And do not choose any of his ways. Legacy Standard Bible Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. Amplified Bible Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. Christian Standard Bible Don’t envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; American Standard Version Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And do not envy an evil man, neither desire any of his ways; Brenton Septuagint Translation Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways. Contemporary English Version Don't be jealous of cruel people or follow their example. Douay-Rheims Bible Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways: English Revised Version Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not envy a violent person. Do not choose any of his ways. Good News Translation Don't be jealous of violent people or decide to act as they do, International Standard Version Do not envy a violent man, and do not emulate his lifestyle. JPS Tanakh 1917 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. Literal Standard Version Do not be envious of a man of violence, | Nor fix on any of his ways. Majority Standard Bible Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; New American Bible Do not envy the violent and choose none of their ways: NET Bible Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways; New Revised Standard Version Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways; New Heart English Bible Do not envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Blessings of Wisdom…30Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm. 31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; 32for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.… Cross References Psalm 37:1 Do not fret over doers of evil; do not envy those who do wrong. Proverbs 24:1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; Treasury of Scripture Envy you not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. envy Proverbs 23:17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. Proverbs 24:1,19,20 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them… Psalm 37:1,7-9 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity… the oppressor Ecclesiastes 5:8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. choose Proverbs 1:15-18 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: … Proverbs 2:12-15 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; … Proverbs 12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. Jump to Previous Choose Envious Envy Example Fix Oppressor Violence Violent WaysJump to Next Choose Envious Envy Example Fix Oppressor Violence Violent WaysProverbs 3 1. various exhortations13. The gain of wisdom 27. Exhortation to goodness 33. the different state of the wicked and upright Verse 31. - Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. The thought of strife in the preceding verse leads to that of oppression, and the precept is directed against fellowship with those who outrage the general law of benevolence and justice, Envy not; i.e. as Stuart, "Do not anxiously covet the booty which men of violence acquire." Success and wealth may follow from severity and extortion, but the man who acquires prosperity by these means is not to be envied even by the victim of his oppression (for the verb, see Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1, 19). The oppressor (ish khamas); literally, a man of violence (see margin). The expression occurs in Proverbs 14:29; Psalm 18:41, and in its plural form, ish khamamim, "man of violences," in 2 Samuel 22:49; Psalm 140:1, 4. The man of violence is one who "grinds the faces of the poor," and whose conduct is rapacious, violent, and unjust. And choose none of his ways; literally, and choose not all his ways, i.e. with a view to acquire the same wealth, greatness, and power. The LXX. renders this verse, "Do not acquire the hatred of evil men, neither be jealous of their ways," evidently from having taken tiv'khar, "choose," in the second hemistich, for tith'khan, "be jealous." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not envy תְּ֭קַנֵּא (tə·qan·nê) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7065: To be, zealous, jealous, envious a violent חָמָ֑ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain man בְּאִ֣ישׁ (bə·’îš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person or choose תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר (tiḇ·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select any בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of his ways; דְּרָכָֽיו׃ (də·rā·ḵāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Links Proverbs 3:31 NIVProverbs 3:31 NLT Proverbs 3:31 ESV Proverbs 3:31 NASB Proverbs 3:31 KJV Proverbs 3:31 BibleApps.com Proverbs 3:31 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 3:31 Chinese Bible Proverbs 3:31 French Bible Proverbs 3:31 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:31 Don't envy the man of violence (Prov. Pro Pr) |
    |