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Proverbs 3:29

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, For he dwells by you for safety's sake.

Loving neighbors and enemies

Key words: ḥāraš raʿ rēaʿ yāšaḇ

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Devisetaḥărōš תַּחֲרֹשׁḥāraš1
not'al אַל'al26
evilrāʿâ רָעָהraʿ5
againstʿal עַלʿal4
thy neighbourrēʿăḵā רֵעֲךָrēaʿ2
seeing hevᵊhû' וְהוּאhû'6
dwellethyôšēḇ יוֹשֵׁבyāšaḇ1
securelylāḇeṭaḥ לָבֶטַחbeṭaḥ3
by thee'itāḵ אִתָּךְ'ēṯ4

Cross-references 8

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

Devise not evil against thy neighbour 7
  • Proverbs 6:14, 18

    14Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.
    18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,

  • Proverbs 16:29-30

    29A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good. 30He winks his eye to devise perverse things; He purses his lips and brings about evil.

  • Psalms 35:20

    20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land.

  • Psalms 55:20

    20He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant.

  • Psalms 59:3

    3For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD.

  • Jeremiah 18:18-20

    18Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words." 19Give heed to me, O LORD, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me! 20Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them.

  • Micah 2:1-2

    1Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand. 2They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.

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