King James Version
Proverbs 3:30 in the King James Version says “Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.”
Proverbs 3:30 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Strive”
H7378properly, to toss, i.e., grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e., hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“not with a man”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“if he have done”
H1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean
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