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Proverbs 3:31 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 3 · verse 31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.Proverbs 3:31 · King James Version
Proverbs 3:31 in context
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
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Key words (Strong's)
- oppressorʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- oppressorchâmâçviolenceH2555 →
- choosebâcharproperly, to tryH977 →
- Envyqânâʼto be zealousH7065 →
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True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to our neighbour. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-35