Proverbs 3:31
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָגַשׂ
nâgas
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
בָּחַר
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Key Terms in This Verse
נָגַשׂ nâgas
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
Study H5065 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
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)
Study H376 →Cross References
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher ...
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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