The Blessings of Wisdom
Proverbs 3:30
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
- KJV
- ¶ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
- WEB
- Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
- ASV
- Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
- LSV
- Do not strive with a man without cause, || If he has not done you evil.
- YLT
- Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
- DBY
- Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
- DRC
- Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
- GNV
- Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.
- JPS
- Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
- LXXE
- Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads תָּרִ֣וב; read aloud (Qere) reads תָּרִ֣יב (“you contend”).
- Written (Ketiv): תָּרוֹב. Read aloud (Qere): תָּרִ֣יב (“you contend”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- אַל־תרוב עִם־אָדָ֣ם חִנָּ֑ם אִם־לֹ֖א גְמָלְךָ֣ רָעָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): תָּרִ֣יב
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ φιλεχθρήσῃς πρὸς ἄνθρωπον μάτην, μήτί σε ἐργάσηται κακόν.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Timothy 2:24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
- Romans 12:18–21If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” On the contrary, “If…
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Proverbs 25:8–9do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Matthew 5:39–41But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; and if someone forces…
- 1 Corinthians 6:6–8Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers! The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).