Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
The oppressor
General references
Bible References
Envy
Proverbs 23:17
Let not thy heart be envious of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;
Proverbs 24:1
Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them;
Psalm 37:1
Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity;
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.
Galatians 5:21
envyings, drunkenness, revellings; - and such things as these: as to which I forewarn you, even as I have forewarned you, - that, they who such things as these do practise, shall not inherit, God's kingdom.
The oppressor
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If, the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of justice and righteousness, thou see in the province, do not be astonished over the matter, - for, one high above the highest, is watching, yea, the Most High, is over them.
Choose
Proverbs 1:15
My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.
Proverbs 2:12
To rescue thee from the way of the wrongful, from the man that speaketh perverse things;
Proverbs 12:12
A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
General references
Proverbs 16:29
A ruthless man, enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way, not good.