Proverbs 3:30
אַל ־ תרוב עִם ־ אָדָם חִנָּם אִם ־ לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
In Context
29אַל ־ תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל ־ רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא ־ יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ ׃
31אַל ־ תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל ־ תִּבְחַר בְּכָל ־ דְּרָכָֽיו ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14פּוֹטֵֽר מַיִם רֵאשִׁית מָדוֹן וְלִפְנֵי הִתְגַּלַּע הָרִיב נְטֽוֹשׁ ׃
Proverbs 25:8אַל ־ תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה ־ תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶֽךָ ׃
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 →