Proverbs 3:31-32
Proverbs 3:30-32 The Message (MSG)
Don’t walk around with a chip on your shoulder, always spoiling for a fight. Don’t try to be like those who shoulder their way through life. Why be a bully? “Why not?” you say. Because GOD can’t stand twisted souls. It’s the straightforward who get his respect.
Proverbs 3:31-32 King James Version (KJV)
Envy thou not the oppressor, And choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the LORD: But his secret is with the righteous.
Proverbs 3:31-32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. For the devious are an abomination to the LORD; But He is intimate with the upright.
Proverbs 3:31-32 New Century Version (NCV)
Don’t be jealous of those who use violence, and don’t choose to be like them. The LORD hates those who do wrong, but he is a friend to those who are honest.
Proverbs 3:31-32 American Standard Version (ASV)
Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways. For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:31-32 New International Version (NIV)
Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
Proverbs 3:31-32 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways; For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:31-32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways. [Ps 37:1; 73:3; Prov 24:1] For the devious are repulsive to the LORD; But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage]. [Ps 25:14]
Proverbs 3:31-32 New Living Translation (NLT)
Don’t envy violent people or copy their ways. Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD, but he offers his friendship to the godly.