Proverbs 3:29

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Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:14 : 14 he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,
  • Prov 14:22 : 22 Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
  • Prov 16:29-30 : 29 A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible. 30 The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.
  • Jer 18:18-20 : 18 Jeremiah Petitions the Lord to Punish Those Who Attack Him Then some people said,“Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.” 19 Then I said,“LORD, pay attention to me. Listen to what my enemies are saying. 20 Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so. 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
  • Ps 35:20 : 20 For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.
  • Ps 55:20 : 20 He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.
  • Ps 59:3 : 3 For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

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    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

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  • Prov 24:28-29
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    28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

    29Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

  • Prov 25:8-9
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    8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

    9When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 24:17-19
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    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

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    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Prov 24:1
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    1Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

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    1By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

  • Zech 8:17
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    17Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath– these are all things that I hate,’ says the LORD.

  • Deut 5:20
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    20You must not offer false testimony against another.

  • Exod 20:16-17
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    16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

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  • Ps 37:7-8
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    7Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

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  • Lev 19:16-18
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    16You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the LORD.

    17You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.

    18You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  • Prov 16:29
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    29A violent person entices his neighbor, and then leads him down a path that is terrible.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The appetite of the wicked has desired evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

  • Jer 9:4
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    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

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    3Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

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    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Prov 1:33
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    33But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

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  • Prov 3:25
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    25Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

  • Prov 17:13
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    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

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    10No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.

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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Lev 25:14
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    14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

  • Job 22:21
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    21“Reconcile yourself with God, and be at peace with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

  • Deut 19:11
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    11However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.

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    33When a resident foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress him.

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    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Prov 24:8
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    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.