Proverbs 3:31

31 Do not envy a violent person. Do not choose any of his ways.

Proverbs 3:31 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the oppressor
The man that gets wealth and riches by acts of injustice, by oppressing the poor, by rapine and violence; do not envy his prosperity, and the substance he is possessed of; do not wish to be in his place and circumstances, to enjoy his affluence and ease; do not look upon his happiness with an envious eye and a fretting heart; he is far from being a happy man; his end will be bad; see ( Psalms 37:1 Psalms 37:7 ) ; and choose none of his ways;
which he has used to get his riches in; do not follow him in them; for should you do as he has done, and get ever so much, since this would be with the loss of your souls, of what advantage would it be? He makes the best choice that chooses the "good part" that shall not be taken away, ( Luke 10:42 ) ; Christ, and the ways of Christ.

Proverbs 3:31 In-Context

29 Do not plan to do something wrong to your neighbor while he is sitting there with you and suspecting nothing.
30 Do not quarrel with a person for no reason if he has not harmed you.
31 Do not envy a violent person. Do not choose any of his ways.
32 The devious person is disgusting to the LORD. The LORD's intimate advice is with decent people.
33 The LORD curses the house of wicked people, but he blesses the home of righteous people.
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