Proverbs 3:30

Bible in Basic English 1965

Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

Cross References

2 Kings 14:10

It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted; let that glory be enough for you, and keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

Proverbs 17:14

The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

Proverbs 18:6

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

Proverbs 26:17

He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

2 Timothy 2:24

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,