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

28Do not say to your neighbor, “Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time. 29Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly. Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly. 31Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways; 32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

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 17:14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
• Proverbs 18:6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
• Proverbs 25:8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
• Proverbs 29:22An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.
• Matthew 5:39But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
• Romans 12:18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?
• 2 Timothy 2:24And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

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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In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Choose
• Confidence
• Correction
• Devise
• Discretion
• Envy
• Habitation
• Lowly
• Precious

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