Proverbs 3:29
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
- KJV
- Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
- WEB
- Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.
- ASV
- Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
- DARBY
- Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
- BLB
- Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he is dwelling in trust with you.
- ÅB
- Legg ikke opp onde råd mot din neste, når han kjenner seg trygg hos deg!
- OTB
- Legg ikke onde planer mot din nabo, som bor trygt ved siden av deg.
- B1930
- Legg ikke op onde råd mot din næste, når han kjenner sig trygg hos dig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Read in contextPsalms 55:20
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Read in contextMicah 2:1–2
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Read in contextProverbs 16:29–30
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Read in contextPsalms 59:3
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 35:20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Read in contextJeremiah 18:18–20
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Read in contextProverbs 6:18
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
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