Proverbs 3:30
Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
In Context
29Don’t devise evil against your neighbour, since he dwells securely by you.
31Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarrelling breaks out.
Proverbs 25:8Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbour shames you?
Matthew 5:39But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
1 Corinthians 6:6But brother goes 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 →