Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 3:31
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Berean Standard Bible
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
King James Version
¶ 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.
American Standard Version
Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 3
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
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