Verse List for PROV 3:31

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OET (OET-RV) Don’t envy violent people, ⇔ and don’t imitate how they behave,

OET-LV Do _not be _jealous of_a _person _of violence and_do _not choose in_all ways _of_his.

ULT Do not be envious of a man of violence, ⇔ and do not choose any of his ways.

UST Do not envy violent people. ⇔  Do not imitate anything they do.

BSB & MSB Do not envy a violent man ⇔  or choose any of his ways;

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Don’t envy the man of violence. ⇔  Choose none of his ways.

NET Do not envy a violent man, ⇔ and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

LSV Do not be envious of a man of violence,
Nor fix on any of his ways.

FBV Don't be jealous of violent people—don't choose to follow their example!

T4T ⇔  Do not envy people who obtain things by violent actions, ⇔  and do not imitate/do what they do.

LEB • Do not envy a man of violence,
• and do not choose any of his ways,

BBE Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

Moff Never envy a high-handed man, ⇔  or choose his methods;

JPS Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

ASV Envy thou not the man of violence, ⇔ And choose none of his ways.

DRA Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:

YLT Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

Drby Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

RV Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
(Envy thou/you not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.)

SLT Thou shalt not envy against a man of violence, and thou shalt choose in all his ways.

Wbstr Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

KJB-1769 ¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.[fn]
(¶ Envy thou/you not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.)

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Enuie thou not the oppressour, and choose none of his wayes.
(¶ Enuie thou/you not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.)

Bshps Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:
(Follow not a wicked man, and chose none of his ways:)

Gnva Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
(Be not envious for the wicked man, neither choose any of his ways.)

Cvdl Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:
(Follow not a wicked man, and chose none of his ways:)

Wycl Sue thou not an vniust man, sue thou not hise weies.
(Pursue thou/you not an unjust man, sue thou/you not his ways.)

Luth Eifre nicht einem Freveln nach und erwähle seiner Wege keinen.
(Eifre not on sacrilegen after and choose his ways none.)

ClVg Ne æmuleris hominem injustum, nec imiteris vias ejus:
(Don’t æmuleris man unjust, but_not imiteris ways/roads his/her:)

UHB אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּ⁠אִ֣ישׁ חָמָ֑ס וְ⁠אַל־תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר בְּ⁠כָל־דְּרָכָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

BrLXX Μὴ κτήσῃ κακῶν ἀνδρῶν ὀνείδη, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν.

BrTr Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.