"Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}" — Proverbs 3:29

Proverbs 3:29 · KJV

“Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}”

— Proverbs 3:29

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Proverbs 3 — Context

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do {it}. {them...: Heb. the owners thereof}

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}

Cross References

Proverbs 6:14

Frowardness {is} in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. {soweth: Heb. casteth forth}

Psalms 55:20

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. {broken: Heb. profaned}

Psalms 35:20

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against {them that are} quiet in the land.

Psalms 59:3

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not {for} my transgression, nor {for} my sin, O LORD.

Proverbs 16:29-30

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way {that is} not good.

Micah 2:1-2

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Jeremiah 18:18-20

Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. {with...: or, for the tongue}

Proverbs 6:18

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,