Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 30:10
10Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you pay for it.
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 lies far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, but feed me with my allotted bread, 9lest I become satisfied and deny You and say, “Who is Adonai?” Or lest I become poor, and steal and profane the Name of my God. Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you pay for it. 11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother. 12There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not cleansed from its filth.
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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 sayings are also from the wise: Partiality in judgment is not good.
- Deuteronomy 23:15For Adonai your God walks in the midst of your camp, to rescue you and to give your enemies over to you. Therefore your camp must be holy, so that He does not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
- 1 Samuel 22:9Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing among Saul’s courtiers, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob—to Ahimelech son of Ahitub—
- 1 Samuel 24:9Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words saying: ‘Look, David intends you harm’?
- 1 Samuel 26:19Now please, let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If Adonai has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if men have done so, then cursed are they before Adonai, because they have now driven me out that I would not cling to Adonai’s inheritance, saying: ‘Go, worship other gods.’
- 1 Samuel 30:15Then David asked him, “Will you lead me to this raiding band?” “Swear to me by God that you won’t kill me or deliver me into my master’s hands,” he said, “and I will lead you to this marauding band.”
- 2 Samuel 16:1Now when David had passed a little beyond the summit, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth to meet him with a pair of saddled donkeys, and on them 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 fig cakes and a bottle of wine.
- 2 Samuel 19:26Now it came to pass when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why did you not go with me Mephibosheth?”
- Daniel 3:8At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews.
- Daniel 6:13So they approached the king and spoke to him about the royal decree: “Didn’t you issue a written decree that anyone who prays to any god or man for 30 days—except for you, O king—shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king replied, “The decree stands, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- Romans 14:4Who are you to judge another’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. Yes, he shall stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- Proverbs 11:26People curse anyone withholding grain, but blessing is on the head of one who dispenses it.
- Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent,” people curse him and nations revile him.
- Proverbs 28:27One who gives to the poor will not lack, but one who shuts his eyes will have many curses.
- Deuteronomy 15:9Watch yourself, so there is no unworthy thing in your heart saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of cancelling debts, is near,’ and your eye is evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing. Then he may call out to Adonai against you, and it will be a sin upon you.
- 2 Chronicles 24:22Thus King Joash disregarded the loyalty which his father Jehoiada had shown to him—and slew Jehoiada’s son. As he was dying, he said: “May Adonai see and avenge!”
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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