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Proverbs 3:29-31 in English

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Proverbs 3:29-31 in American Standard Version (1901)

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

29 Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.
30 Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
31 Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
Proverbs 3 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 3:29-31 in King James Version + Apocrypha

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 3:29-31 in King James (Authorized) Version

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 3:29-31 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

29 Devise not evil against your friend, living near you and trusting in you.
30 Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do you some harm.
31 Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do you covet their ways.
Proverbs 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 3:29-31 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
PROVERBS 3 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Translation for Translators

29 Do not make plans to harm those you interact with regularly, because they live near you, and they trust you.
30 If someone has not harmed you, do not accuse him by saying that he has harmed you.
31 Do not envy people who obtain things by violent actions, and do not imitate/do what they do.
Proverbs 3 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 3:29-31 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

29 Devise not evil against your friend, living near you and trusting in you.
30 Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do you some harm.
31 Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do you covet their ways.
Proverbs 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World English Bible (Catholic)

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbour, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Bible in Basic English

29 Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.
30 Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
31 Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
Proverbs 3 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Darby Translation

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Douay-Rheims 1899

29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
Proverbs 3 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Free Bible Version

29 Don't plan to harm your neighbor who lives nearby and trusts you.
30 Don't quarrel with anybody for no reason, when they haven't done anything to hurt you.
31 Don't be jealous of violent people—don't choose to follow their example!
Proverbs 3 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Geneva Bible 1599

29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.
30 Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
Proverbs 3 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 3:29-31 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 3:29-31 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

29 Contrive not against thy neighbor any evil, when he dwelleth in safety with thee.
30 Quarrel not with any man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

29 Devise not evil against thy friend, Living near thee and trusting in thee.
30 Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, Lest he do thee some harm.
31 Procure not the reproaches of bad men, Neither do thou covet their ways.
Proverbs 3 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 3:29-31 in George Noyes Bible

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, While he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Contend not with a man without cause, When he hath done thee no harm.
31 Envy not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 3:29-31 in One Unity Resource Bible

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs [Sayings] 3 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Unlocked Literal Bible

29 Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— the one who lives close and trusts you.
30 Do not argue with a person without a reason, when he has done nothing to harm you.
31 Do not envy a violent person or choose any of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World English Bible

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World English Bible British Edition

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbour, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Noah Webster Bible

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World Messianic Bible

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 3:29-31 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

29 Don’t devise evil against your neighbour, since he dwells securely by you.
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Proverbs 3 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

29 Imagine thou not evil to thy friend, when he hath trust in thee.
30 Strive thou not against a man without cause, when he doeth none evil to thee.
31 Pursue thou not an unjust or unrightwise man, pursue or follow thou not his ways.

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

29 Imagine thou not evil to thy friend (or Imagine thou not evil against thy friend), when he hath trust in thee.
30 Strive thou not against a man without cause, when he doeth none evil to thee. (Do not thou argue with someone for no reason, when he hath done nothing wrong to thee.)
31 Follow thou not an unjust man (or Do not thou follow a law-breaker), follow thou not his ways.

Proverbs 3:29-31 in Young's Literal Translation

29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.