Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 3:30 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.”
Proverbs 3:30
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}
For the froward {is} abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous.
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