Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not envy against a man of violence, and thou shalt choose in all his ways.
New American Standard Bible
And do not choose any of his ways.
King James Version
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Holman Bible
or choose any of his ways;
International Standard Version
Do not envy a violent man, and do not emulate his lifestyle.
A Conservative Version
Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
American Standard Version
Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
Amplified
Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.
Bible in Basic English
Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
Darby Translation
Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
King James 2000
Envy you not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways,
Modern King James verseion
Do not envy the cruel man, and choose none of his ways.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Follow not a wicked man, and choose none of his ways:
NET Bible
Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;
New Heart English Bible
Do not envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;
Webster
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
World English Bible
Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 3:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Role Of Wisdom In Creation And Society
30 Thou shalt not contend with man to no purpose, if he did thee no evil 31 Thou shalt not envy against a man of violence, and thou shalt choose in all his ways. 32 For the perverse is an abomination of Jehovah: and his intercourse with the upright
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Cross References
Psalm 37:1
To David. Thou shalt not be angry at those doing evil, and thou shalt not envy those working iniquity.
Proverbs 24:1
Thou shalt not envy against men of evil, thou shalt not desire to be with them.
Psalm 37:7-9
Be silent to Jehovah and wait for him: thou shalt not be angry at him prospering his way, at the man doing wickednesses.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish; I shall see the peace of the unjust
Proverbs 1:15-18
My son, thou shalt not go in the way with them; withhold thy foot from their beaten paths:
Proverbs 2:12-15
To deliver thee from the evil way, from the man speaking deceit;
Proverbs 12:12
The unjust one desired the net of the evil: and the root of the just will give.
Proverbs 22:22-25
Thou shalt not strip the poor because he is poor: and thou shalt not crush the humble in the gate.
Proverbs 23:17
Thy heart shall not envy against those sinning: but be in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
Proverbs 24:19-20
Thou shalt not be angry against the evil; thou shalt not envy against the unjust:
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If thou shalt see the oppression of the poor one, and the spoiling of judgment and justice in a province, thou shalt not wonder at the inclination: for the high one above the high one is watching, and the high ones over them.
Galatians 5:21
Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.