Proverbs 3:30
Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
Berean Standard Bible
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 your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
31Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Matthew 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of 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 →