Proverbs 3:31

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:15-18 warns against walking with violent sinners who shed blood, directly reinforcing the command not to choose their ways.

Proverbs 2:12-15 describes the ways of evil men that we should avoid, echoing the warning not to choose the violent man's paths.

Proverbs 22:22-25 warns against friendship with wrathful men to avoid learning their ways, directly expanding on 'do not choose any of his ways'.

Proverbs 23:17 directly repeats the command not to envy sinners, reinforcing the warning here.

Proverbs 24:1 also says 'Do not envy the wicked'—identical instruction from the same wisdom tradition.

Proverbs 24:19 again warns against envying evildoers, echoing this verse's exhortation.

Proverbs 24:20 explains why not to envy: the wicked have no future hope—providing the reason behind this command.

Proverbs 16:29 says a violent man entices others to evil, explaining why we must not choose his ways — he leads astray.

Psalm 37:1 Parallel

Psalm 37:1 commands not to fret or envy evildoers—the same teaching from a different wisdom psalm.

Psalm 73:3 Parallel

Psalm 73:3 shares this same experience of envying the wicked's prosperity, showing the psalmist's struggle with the same temptation.

Psalm 73:6 Parallel

Psalm 73:6 describes violence as the garment of the proud wicked, showing the very trait not to envy in Proverbs 3:31.

Ezekiel 18:7 describes righteous conduct (not oppressing), contrasting with the violent man's ways we are told not to choose.

1 Peter 2:1 Parallel

In 1 Peter 2:1, envy is among sins to put away — reinforcing the warning not to envy the violent.