Proverbs 3:30

30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when he did not do you harm.

Proverbs 3:30 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 3:30

Strive not with a man without cause,
Either by words, in a wrangling, quarrelsome, and contentious way, for mere trifles; when there is no foundation for it, no just reason given to form a complaint, or pick a quarrel upon; or by deeds, by lawsuits, when there is nothing to proceed upon; or it is so trifling, that it is not worth while to litigate it or contend about: such, who strive either way, are far from following the example of Wisdom or Christ, and from taking his advice, ( Matthew 12:19 ) ( 5:40 ) ; if he have done thee no harm;
no real hurt to thy person, nor injury to thy substance; if he has not abused nor defrauded thee, nor taken any thing from thee by force or fraud, nor withheld from thee what is thy right and due. But otherwise the laws of God and man ought to take place; right may be sought for, and justice should be done.

Proverbs 3:30 In-Context

28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Go and return and tomorrow I will give [it]," {when it is with you}.

29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor [who] dwells in confidence beside you.

30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when he did not do you harm.

31 Do not envy a man of violence, and do not choose any of his ways,

32 for he who is perverse [is] an abomination of Yahweh, but those who are upright [are] his confidence.