Proverbs 3:31

"Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

DBY DBY

Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

KJV King James Version

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

WBT WBT

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

WEB WEB

Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

YLT YLT

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.