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Proverbs 30:10
10Do not say bad things about a servant to his master. If you do, the servant may curse you, and then you will be guilty.
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
8Do not let me ever deceive people with lies. Do not let me be too rich or too poor. Give me only as much food as I need each day. 9If I have more than enough, I might say that I do not know you. I might say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ But if I am poor, I might rob people. That would insult my God's good name. Do not say bad things about a servant to his master. If you do, the servant may curse you, and then you will be guilty. 11There are some people who curse their fathers. They do not bless their mothers. 12There are some people who think that they are perfect. But they are still dirty inside.
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אַל־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן עֶ֭בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו פֶּֽן־יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 30:10
- Proverbs 24:23These are more things that wise people have said: When you judge people, be fair. It is not good to respect some people more than others.
- Deuteronomy 23:15Someone's slave may escape from his master and come to you. If that happens, do not send him back to his master.
- 1 Samuel 22:9Doeg, the man from Edom, was standing there with Saul's officers. He said, ‘I saw that son of Jesse when he came to Nob town. He visited Ahitub's son, Ahimelech.
- 1 Samuel 24:9David said to Saul, ‘You should not listen to the people who say, “David wants to hurt you.”
- 1 Samuel 26:19My master and my king, please listen to me. Has the Lord made you angry with me? If that is true, a sacrifice to him may change his thoughts. But if men have made you turn against me, I ask the Lord to curse them. They have chased me out of the land that belongs to the Lord's people. They have said to me, “Go away and worship other gods!”
- 1 Samuel 30:15David said to him, ‘Can you take me to find these men?’ The man said, ‘Please promise me in God's name that you will not kill me. Promise me that you will not take me back to my master. If you do that, I will lead you to find them.’
- 2 Samuel 16:1When David had passed beyond the top of the Mount of Olives, he met Mephibosheth's servant Ziba. Ziba was waiting there for him with two donkeys. The donkeys were ready for people to ride them. They also carried 200 loaves of bread, 100 blocks of raisins, 100 blocks of figs and a leather bag of wine.
- 2 Samuel 19:26He said, ‘My lord the king, as you know, I cannot walk properly. So I said to my servant, “Prepare a donkey for me to ride, so that I can leave Jerusalem with the king.” But Ziba, my servant, deceived me.
- Daniel 3:8Then some wise men went to the king. They told him bad things against the Jews.
- Daniel 6:13Then the officers said to the king, ‘But Daniel does not obey your new law. He is one of the men that they brought here from Judah. He does not respect you or your law. He still prays three times every day to his God.’
- Romans 14:4God is the master of all believers and they are his servants. You do not have authority to judge someone else's servant. The servant's own master will decide if he has done well or he has done something wrong. And he will serve his master well, because the Lord is able to help him to do that.
- Proverbs 11:26If you refuse to sell food to hungry people, they will curse you. But if you sell it to them, they will praise you.
- Proverbs 24:24A judge must not say to a guilty person, ‘You are not guilty.’ If he does say that, everyone will curse him. People of all nations will say that he is bad.
- Proverbs 28:27If you give things to poor people, you will still have enough for yourself. But everyone will curse you if you refuse to help poor people.
- Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to think this wicked thought: ‘The seventh year will happen soon. That is the year when I must forgive people's debts. So I will not lend money to people at this time.’ Do not be cruel like that to another Israelite who is poor. Do not refuse to lend him anything. He might complain about you to the Lord. Then the Lord would say that you are guilty of a sin.
- 2 Chronicles 24:22King Joash forgot that Zechariah's father Jehoiada had been a faithful servant. He killed Jehoiada's son. Zechariah said, as he was dying, ‘I pray that the Lord sees what you have done! May he punish you because of it!’
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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