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Proverbs 3:31

Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor , and choose none of his ways.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Envy thou not the oppressor,.... The man that gets wealth and riches by acts of injustice, by oppressing the poor, by rapine and violence; do not envy his prosperity, and the substance he is possessed…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Proverbs 3:27-35

A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural thought…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 3:27-35

True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Envy thou not The temporal rewards of wisdom, health (Pro 3:3), long life (Pro 3:3), riches and honour (ib.), as they may be withheld from thee (Pro 3:11-12), so may they be surpassed by the…