Proverbs 3:29 {30}
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Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.

devise not evil

Proverbs 6:14,18 To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy. . . .

Proverbs 16:29,30 An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good. . . .

Psalm 35:20 For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

Psalm 55:20 He hath stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant,

Psalm 59:3 For behold they have caught my soul: the mighty have rushed in upon me:

Jeremiah 18:18-20 And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremiah: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words. . . .

Micah 2:1,2 Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee. . . .

Context
The Blessings of Wisdom
28Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee. 29Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.30Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways.…
Cross References
Proverbs 6:14
To such a one his destruction shall presently come, and he shall suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer have any remedy.

Proverbs 14:22
They err that work evil: but mercy and truth prepare good things.

Zechariah 8:17
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.

Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

devise
רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

evil
תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ (ta·ḥă·rōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your neighbor,
רֵעֲךָ֣ (rê·‘ă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

for he
וְהֽוּא־ (wə·hū-)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

trustfully
לָבֶ֣טַח (lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 983: A place of refuge, safety, safely

dwells
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב (yō·wō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

beside you.
אִתָּֽךְ׃ (’it·tāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


Additional Translations
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.Devise not evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.

Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Devise not evil against thy friend, living near thee and trusting in thee.

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Don't devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
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