Proverbs 3:30
Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
In Context
29Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
31Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.
Proverbs 25:8The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.
Matthew 5:39But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: Not to resist evil, etc... What is here commanded, is a Christian patience under injuries and affronts, and to be willing even to suffer still more, rather than to indulge the desire of revenge: but what is further added does not strictly oblige according to the letter, for neither did Christ nor St. Paul turn the other cheek. St. John 18., and Acts 23.
1 Corinthians 6:6But brother goeth to law with brother: and that 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 →