Proverbs 3:31

American Standard Version (1901)

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
  • Ps 37:1 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of David]. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Ps 37:7-9 : 7 Rest in Jehovah, 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. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing. 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
  • Prov 24:19-20 : 19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked: 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
  • Prov 1:15-18 : 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. 17 For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird: 18 And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
  • Prov 2:12-15 : 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things; 13 Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil; 15 Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward in their paths:
  • Prov 12:12 : 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .
  • Prov 22:22-25 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them. 24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: 25 Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:1
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    1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

  • Prov 3:29-30
    2 verses
    80%

    29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

  • Prov 24:17-19
    3 verses
    78%

    17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

  • Ps 37:1
    78%

    1[[ A Psalm] of David]. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

  • Prov 23:17
    74%

    17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

  • Prov 22:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

    25Lest thou learn this ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

  • Prov 3:32
    73%

    32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Ps 37:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7Rest in Jehovah, 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.

    8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

  • Prov 18:5
    72%

    5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Job 36:21
    72%

    21Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

  • Lam 3:36
    72%

    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

  • Exod 23:2-3
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    72%

    2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to wrest [justice] :

    3neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.

  • Prov 16:29
    72%

    29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 27:4
    71%

    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

  • Job 10:3
    71%

    3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

  • Ps 37:32
    71%

    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 62:10
    71%

    10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon] .

  • Prov 21:7
    71%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 23:6
    71%

    6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

  • Ps 73:3
    71%

    3For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Prov 28:16
    70%

    16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Zech 7:10
    70%

    10and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

  • 1 Pet 3:11
    70%

    11And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

  • Prov 25:17
    70%

    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

  • Prov 1:10
    70%

    10My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

  • Prov 24:29
    70%

    29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

  • Prov 5:9
    70%

    9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

  • Prov 4:27
    70%

    27Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: Remove thy foot from evil.

  • Exod 20:17
    70%

    17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

  • Deut 23:6
    70%

    6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

  • Ps 125:3
    70%

    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Job 31:29
    70%

    29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

  • Prov 14:31
    70%

    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

  • Isa 33:15
    70%

    15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:

  • Prov 23:3
    70%

    3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

  • Zech 8:17
    70%

    17and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.