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Proverbs 3:31

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3:31Do not envy a violent man,94

and do not choose to imitate95 any of his ways;

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  1. 94 Heb “a man of violence.” The noun חָמָס (khamas, “violence”) functions as an attributive genitive. The word itself means “violence, wrong” ( ) and refers to physical violence, social injustice, harsh treatment, wild ruthlessness, injurious words, hatred, and general rudeness ( 329 ).
  2. 95 Heb “do not choose.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do not envy a man of violence

and do not choose any of his ways,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not envy the violent

or choose any of their ways.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t envy a violent man

or choose any of his ways;

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t envy violent people

or copy their ways.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not envy a man of violence,

and do not choose any of his ways,

KJV 1900King James Version

Envy thou not the oppressor,

And choose none of his ways.