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
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.
Proverbs 24:1
Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;
Psalm 37:1
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
Psalm 73:3
For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
Galatians 5:21
envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!
The oppressor
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
Choose
Proverbs 1:15
My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;
Proverbs 2:12
to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,
Proverbs 12:12
The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
General references
Proverbs 16:29
A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.