Proverbs 3:30
ContextNETBible | Do not accuse 1 anyone 2 without legitimate cause, 3 if he has not treated you wrongly. |
NIV © biblegateway Pro 3:30 |
Do not accuse a man for no reason—when he has done you no harm. |
NASB © biblegateway Pro 3:30 |
Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm. |
NLT © biblegateway Pro 3:30 |
Don’t make accusations against someone who hasn’t wronged you. |
MSG © biblegateway Pro 3:30 |
Don't walk around with a chip on your shoulder, always spoiling for a fight. |
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 3:30 |
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 3:30 |
Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when no harm has been done to you. |
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 3:30 |
Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm. |
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NETBible | Do not accuse 1 anyone 2 without legitimate cause, 3 if he has not treated you wrongly. |
NET Notes |
1 sn The term רִיב (riv) can mean “quarrel” or “legal accusation” (BDB 936 s.v.). Both ideas would work but the more technical legal accusation fits the context better. This is a warning to not bring legal accusations against anyone without a legitimate reason. 2 tn Heb “a man.” 3 tn Heb “gratuitously”; NIV, TEV “for no (+ good NCV) reason.” The adverb חִנָּם (khinam) means “without cause, undeservedly,” especially of groundless hostility (HALOT 334 s.v. 3; BDB 336 s.v. c). |