Proverbs 3:30
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
- KJV
- Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
- WEB
- Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
- ASV
- Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
- DARBY
- Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
- BLB
- Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has not dealt with you [for] evil.
- ÅB
- Trett ikke med et menneske uten årsak, når han ikke har gjort deg noe ondt!
- OTB
- Kiv ikke med noen uten grunn, hvis de ikke har gjort deg noe ondt.
- B1930
- Trett ikke med et menneske uten årsak, når han ikke har gjort dig noget ondt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Timothy 2:24
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Read in contextProverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Read in contextRomans 12:18–21
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Read in contextProverbs 25:8–9
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Read in contextProverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Read in contextProverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Read in contextMatthew 5:39–41
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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