Proverbs 3:31 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Do not resentfully envy and be jealous of an unscrupulous, grasping man, and choose none of his ways. [Ps. 37:1; 73:3; Prov. 24:1.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Do not resentfully envy and be jealous of an unscrupulous, grasping man, and choose none of his ways. [Ps. 37:1; 73:3; Prov. 24:1.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Don’t envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Do not be jealous of cruel people. Do not try to copy the things that they do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Don't envy those who are violent. Never choose to be like them.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Don't be jealous of violent people or decide to act as they do,

English God's Word - GW 1995

Do not envy a violent person. Do not choose any of his ways.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Don't envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Do not envy the oppressor and do not choose any of his ways,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Envy not the lawless man and choose none of his ways:

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't be jealous of a man who hurts others. Don't choose any of his ways.

English NIV

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways,

English NKJ 1982

Do not envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways;

English NLT

Do not envy violent people; don't copy their ways.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Don’t act like those bullies or learn their ways.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Don't envy violent men. Don't copy their ways.

English Tyndale 1537

Follow not a wicked man, and choose none of his ways:

Proverbs 3:31 — Compare Translations