A moment in scripture
Proverbs 3:29
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Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
- Proverbs 3:28
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
- Proverbs 3:30
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
- Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.