Proverbs 3:30

Proverbs 3:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not accuse anyone for no reason— when they have done you no harm.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

Context of Proverbs 3:30

28If you can give your neighbour the help that he needs, do not say to him, ‘Go away! Come back tomorrow, and then I will help you.’ 29Do not think of ways to hurt your neighbour. You should help him to trust you. Do not quarrel with other people if they have done nothing to hurt you. You have no reason to accuse them of anything wrong. 31Do not be jealous of cruel people. Do not try to copy the things that they do. 32The Lord hates wicked people. But he makes righteous people his friends.

Proverbs 3:30 word by word

אַל־תָּרִ֣יב עִם־אָדָ֣ם חִנָּ֑ם אִם־לֹ֖א גְמָלְךָ֣ רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Striveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• not with a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• without causeחִנָּםchinnâm · for nothingH2600
• if he have doneגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• thee no harmרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:30

• Proverbs 17:14It is difficult to stop a quarrel once it has started. It is like water that pours out of a broken pot. Stop it quickly!
• Proverbs 18:6When a fool speaks, he starts an argument. He is asking for someone to beat him with a stick.
• Proverbs 25:8If you see something bad happen, do not quickly go and tell a judge. Your neighbour may show that you are wrong. Then you will be ashamed. You will not know what to do.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry person causes arguments. When he is angry, he causes many sins to happen.
• Matthew 5:39But what I tell you is this. If somebody does something bad to you, do not do anything against him. Somebody may slap you on one side of your face. Then you should also let him slap the other side of your face.
• Romans 12:18If it is possible, try always to be friends with other people.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6But instead, some believers among you accuse other believers in front of judges. And those judges are not believers!
• 2 Timothy 2:24As the Lord's servant, you must not quarrel. Instead, you must be kind to everyone. You must be able to teach them well. And you must be patient when people cause you to have trouble.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Strive not with a man - Do not be of a litigious, quarrelsome spirit. Be not under the influence of too nice a sense of honor. If thou must appeal to judicial authority to bring him that wrongs thee to reason, avoid all enmity, and do nothing in a spirit of revenge. But, if he have done thee no harm, why contend with him? May not others in the same way contend with and injure thee!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-35Verses 27-35 A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural thought that the so-called possession of wealth is but a stewardship; that the true owners of what we call our own are those to whom, with it, we may do good. Not to relieve them is a breach of trust. Proverbs 3:28 Procrastination is especially fatal to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-35Verses 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 ways. These truths may be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30While we cannot avoid all conflict, we should not start fights.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3029-30. Do not abuse confidence and avoid litigation.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 3

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings