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Proverbs 30:10
10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
Proverbs 30:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
- New International Version (NIV)“Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not malign a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.
Context of Proverbs 30:10
8Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. 9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God. Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt. 11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. 12There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
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אַל־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן עֶ֭בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו פֶּֽן־יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 30:10
- Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Deuteronomy 23:15Do not return a slave to his master if he has taken refuge with you.
- 1 Samuel 22:9But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
- 1 Samuel 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
- 1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
- 1 Samuel 30:15“Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.”
- 2 Samuel 16:1When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
- 2 Samuel 19:26“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,
- Daniel 3:8At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
- Daniel 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
- Romans 14:4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- Proverbs 11:26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
- Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
- Proverbs 28:27Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
- Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- 2 Chronicles 24:22Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 30:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Accuse not a servant - Do not bring a false accusation against a servant, lest thou be found guilty of the falsehood, and he curse thee for having traduced his character, and in his turn traduce thine. In general, do not meddle with other people's servants.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Accuse not a servant - The prayer in Proverbs 30:8 does not shut out, sympathy with those who are less favored. Even the slave has a right to protection against frivolous or needless accusation. Others, however, render the words Make not a slave to accuse his master, i. e., Do not make him discontented with his lot, lest he afterward curse thee for having made it worse than it was.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 Slander not a servant to his master, accuse him not in small matters, to make mischief.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Accuse not--Slander not (Psa 10:7). curse ... guilty--lest, however lowly, he be exasperated to turn on thee, and your guilt be made to appear.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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