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Proverbs 3:31
| ← Proverbs 3:30 | Proverbs 3:31 (KJV) | Proverbs 3:32 → |
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
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For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
EnvyH7065 thou not the oppressorH376 H2555, and chooseH977 none of his waysH1870.
Original Hebrew
אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אַל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | may not |
תְּ֭קַנֵּא |
Te.ka.ne' | H7065 | HVpj2ms | you be jealous |
בְּ/אִ֣ישׁ |
be./'Ish | H376 | HR/Ncmsc | of/ a person of |
חָמָ֑ס |
cha.Mas | H2555 | HNcmsa | violence |
וְ/אַל |
ve./'al- | H408 | HC/Tn | and/ may not |
תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר |
tiv.Char | H977 | HVqj2ms | you choose |
בְּ/כָל |
be./khol | H3605 | HR/Ncmsc | (in)/ all |
דְּרָכָֽי/ו |
de.ra.Kha/v | H1870 | HNcbpc/Sp3ms | ways/ his |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
- H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
- H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
- H2555 — חָמָס (châmâç, khaw-mawce'): from חָמַס; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain; cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
- H7065 — קָנָא (qânâʼ, kaw-naw'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious; (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- choose — Proverbs 1:15-18, Proverbs 2:12-15, Proverbs 12:12, Proverbs 22:22-25
- Envy — Psalms 37:1, Psalms 37:7-9, Psalms 73:3, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 24:1, Proverbs 24:19-20, Galatians 5:21
- the oppressor — Ecclesiastes 5:8
Reciprocal references (4): Psalms 73:6, Proverbs 16:29, Ezekiel 18:7, 1 Peter 2:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ENVY, KINDNESS-CRUELTY
- Torrey’s: ENVY
- Nave’s: ENVY, OPPRESSION, YOUNG MEN
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