Proverbs 3:29

Modern

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Traditional

Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Literal

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he is dwelling in trust with you.

Latin

Ne moliaris amico tuo malum, cum ille in te habeat fiduciam.

Hebrew

English

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Since we often interact with our neighbors, we should not exploit them.

Proverbs 6:14
With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
Psalm 59:3
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
Psalm 35:20
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
Psalm 55:20
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Micah 2:1–2
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Proverbs 16:29–30
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
Jeremiah 18:18–20
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Proverbs 6:18
…a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
Proverbs 14:22
Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.