Proverbs 3:30
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
In Context
29Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.
31Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
Proverbs 25:8Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
Matthew 5:39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.
1 Corinthians 6:6But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.
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 →