Proverbs 3:30
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs 3:30 in other translations
| BSB | Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm. |
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| WEB | Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm. |
| ASV | Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm. |
| YLT | Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil. |
| DARBY | Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. |
| BBE | Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong. |
| Webster | Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm. |
What does Proverbs 3:30 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 3:29-30
29-30. Do not abuse confidence and avoid litigation.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 3:27-35
Our business is to observe the precepts of Christ, and to copy his example; to do justice, to love mercy, and to beware of covetousness; to be ready for every good work, avoiding needless strife, and bearing evils, if possible, rather than seeking redress by law. It will be found there is little got by striving. Let us not envy prosperous oppressors; far be it from the disciples of Christ to choose any of their…
Proverbs 3:30 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 3:30
- 2 Timothy 2:24
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Romans 12:18-21
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Proverbs 25:8-9
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
- Proverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
- Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
- Matthew 5:39-41
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ti 2:24
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Proverbs 3:29
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely 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.
Proverbs 3:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No pleitees con alguno sin razón, si él no te ha hecho agravio. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ne conteste pas sans sujet avec un homme, s’il ne t’a pas fait de tort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hadere nicht mit einem Menschen ohne Ursache, wenn er dir nichts Böses angetan hat. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ne contendas adversus hominem frustra, cum ipse tibi nihil mali fecerit. |