Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 3:31 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}”
Proverbs 3:31
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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