King James Version
Proverbs 3:31 in the King James Version says “Envy thou not the oppressor , and choose none of his ways. the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Envy thou not the oppressor , and choose none of his ways. the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence”
Proverbs 3:31 · KJV
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. Devise: or, Practise no evil
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Envy thou not the oppressor , and choose none of his ways. the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Envy”
H7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e., (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
“thou not the oppressor”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“none of his ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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