Proverbs 3:30
Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done thee no harm.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
In Context
29Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.
31Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Proverbs 25:8Go not forth hastily to strive. What will thou do in the end of it when thy neighbor has put thee to shame?
Matthew 5:39But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 Corinthians 6:6But brother goes to law against brother, and this before unbelievers?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:28-35
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 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. 30 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 :… Read the whole commentary →