Proverbs 3:30-32
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause,(A)
when he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy a violent man(B)
or choose any of his ways;
32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,
but He is a friend[a] to the upright.(C)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:32 Or confidential counsel
Proverbs 3:30-32
Expanded Bible
30 Don’t accuse a person for no good reason;
don’t accuse someone who has not harmed you.
31 Don’t be jealous of those who use violence,
and don’t ·choose to be like them [L prefer their path; C of life].
32 ·The Lord hates those who do wrong [L The devious are an abomination to the Lord],
but he is a ·friend [confidant] to those who are ·honest [virtuous].
Proverbs 3:30-32
King James Version
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
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