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Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways;

Humility and prideSin, temptation and holiness

Key words: qānā' ḥāmās bāḥar dereḵ

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Envy thoutᵊqannē' תְּקַנֵּאqānā'1
not'al אַל'al26
the oppressorbᵊ'îš בְּאִישׁ'îš1
ḥāmās חָמָסḥāmās2
andvᵊ'al וְאַל'al26
choosetiḇḥar תִּבְחַרbāḥar1
nonevᵊ'al וְאַל'al26
ofbᵊḵāl בְּכָלkōl12
his waysdᵊrāḵāyv דְּרָכָיוdereḵ9

Memory passages these point to

J-26 Proverbs 23:15-26J-69 Proverbs 1:5-23P-29 Proverbs 23:15-26S-28 Proverbs 23:17-26S-66 Psalm 37:1-9S-70 Proverbs 1:5-23

Cross-references 12

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

Envy thou not 5
  • Proverbs 23:17 J-26 Proverbs 23:15-26P-29 Proverbs 23:15-26S-28 Proverbs 23:17-26

    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;

  • Proverbs 24:1, 19-20

    1Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;
    19Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked; 20For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.

  • Psalms 37:1, 7-9 S-66 Psalm 37:1-9

    1Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
    7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm. 9For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the LORD, They shall inherit the earth.

  • Psalms 73:3

    3For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Galatians 5:21

    21envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

the oppressor 1
  • Ecclesiastes 5:8

    8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.

choose none of his ways 4
  • Proverbs 1:15-18 J-69 Proverbs 1:5-23S-70 Proverbs 1:5-23

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, Keep your foot from their path; 16For their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed blood. 17Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird; 18But they lie in wait for their own blood, They lurk secretly for their own lives.

  • Proverbs 2:12-15

    12To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things, 13From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness; 14Who rejoice in doing evil, And delight in the perversity of the wicked; 15Whose ways are crooked, And who are devious in their paths;

  • Proverbs 12:12

    12The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

  • Proverbs 22:22-25

    22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate; 23For the LORD will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them. 24Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go, 25Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.

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