Proverbs 3:29

Proverbs chapter 3 · verse 29 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.28Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

v.29This passage

v.30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 6:18
A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 6:14
In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.
Psalms 55:20
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.
Micah 2:1
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
Psalms 59:3
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Proverbs 14:22
Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.