Proverbs 3:30
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. The father commands his son not to let loyalty and faithfulness forsake him but to trust in the Lord with all his heart rather than leaning on his own understanding. Honoring God with first fruits, accepting discipline, and not withholding …
Other Translations
Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
Cross References
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn …
Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour …
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.