Practical Advice from the Proverbs
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Week 23: Proverbs 3:30
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Proverbs 3:30
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Proverbs 3:30
S_____ n__ w___ a m__ w______ c____, i_ h_ h___ d___ t___ n_ h___. Proverbs 3:30
Historical Context
Who?
King Solomon
When?
Early in his reign, after 970 B.C.
Why?
To apply God’s wisdom to daily life.
For whom?
Israelites (The Jewish People).
Word Studies
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Proverbs 3:30
Strive | רִיב
rîḇ
Pronunciation: reeb
Definition:
- to contend
- to make complaint
- to quarrel
Translations:
- plead 27x
- strive 13x
- contend 12x
Without Cause | חִנָּם
ḥinnām
Pronunciation: khin-nawm'
Definition:
- freely, for nothing
- for no purpose, in vain
Translations:
- without cause 15x
- for nought 6x
- causeless 2x
Done | גָּמַל
gāmal
Pronunciation: gaw-mal'
Definition:
- to deal fully with, recompense
- to deal bountifully with
- to wean a child
Translations:
- wean 10x
- reward 8x
- deal bountifully 4x
Harm | רַע
raʿ
Pronunciation: rah
Definition:
- evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
- adversity
Translations:
- evil 442x
- wickedness 59x
- wicked 25x
- harm 3x
Paraphrase
[Quarrel] not with a man [in vain], if he have [dealt fully with] thee no [distress, adversity]. Proverbs 3:30
Cross References
Proverbs 25:8-9
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
2 Timothy 2:24
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Reflections
About God
About Self
