Proverbs 3:31 · KJV
“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}”
— Proverbs 3:31
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
For the froward {is} abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous.
Proverbs 3 — Context
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}
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. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}
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.
Cross References
Proverbs 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Psalms 37:1
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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. {at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose}
Galatians 5:21
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told {you} in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 23:17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Proverbs 24:19-20
Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil {men}: but the root of the righteous yieldeth {fruit}. {the net: or, the fortress}
Psalms 37:7-9
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}