Proverbs 3:30
Quarrel not with any man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
In Context
29Contrive not against thy neighbor any evil, when he dwelleth in safety with thee.
31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14As one letteth loose [a stream] of water, so is the beginning of strife: therefore before it be enkindled, leave off the contest.
Proverbs 25:8Do not proceed to a contest hastily, lest [thou know not] what thou wilt have to do at its end, when thy neighbor hath put thee to confusion.
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 →