Proverbs
Proverbs 3:31
31Do not envy a violent man
or choose any of his ways;
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| envy | תְּ֭קַנֵּא | tə·qan·nê | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7065 be jealous, zealous |
| a violent | חָמָ֑ס | ḥā·mās | Noun - masculine singular | H2555 violence, wrong |
| man | בְּאִ֣ישׁ | bə·’îš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| or choose | תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר | tiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| any | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of his ways | דְּרָכָֽיו׃ | də·rā·ḵāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 24:1 · Psalm 37:1 · Galatians 5:21 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Proverbs 23:17 · Proverbs 24:19–20 · Proverbs 12:12 · Psalm 37:7–9 · Proverbs 2:12–15 · Proverbs 1:15–18 · Psalm 73:3 · Proverbs 22:22–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.