Proverbs 30:10

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.

Context of Proverbs 30:10

8Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. 9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. “Do not slander a servant to their master, or they will curse you, and you will pay for it. 11“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; 12those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth;

Proverbs 30:10 word by word

אַל־תַּלְשֵׁ֣ן עֶ֭בֶד אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֑יו פֶּֽן־יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥ וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Accuseלָשַׁןlâshan · to slanderH3960
• not a servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• unto his masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• lest he curseקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• thee, and thou be found guiltyאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:10

• Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
• Deuteronomy 23:15If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand them over to their master.
• 1 Samuel 22:9But Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub at Nob.
• 1 Samuel 24:9He said to Saul, “Why do you listen when men say, ‘David is bent on harming you’?
• 1 Samuel 26:19Now let my lord the king listen to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
• 1 Samuel 30:15David asked him, “Can you lead me down to this raiding party?” He answered, “Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to them.”
• 2 Samuel 16:1When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.
• 2 Samuel 19:26He said, “My lord the king, since I your servant am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled and will ride on it, so I can go with the king.’ But Ziba my servant betrayed me.
• Daniel 3:8At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews.
• Daniel 6:13Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”
• Romans 14:4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
• Proverbs 11:26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
• Proverbs 24:24Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
• Proverbs 28:27Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
• Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
• 2 Chronicles 24:22King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “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

Topics related to Proverbs 30:10

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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