Proverbs 3:30
Do not strive with a man without cause,if he has done you no harm.
New Heart English 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,seeing he dwells securely by you.
31Do not 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 quarreling breaks out.
Proverbs 25:8Do not be hasty in bringing charges to court.What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
Matthew 5:39But I tell you, do not 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 →