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Berean Standard Bible

“Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.”

Proverbs 3:30

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Study note

Proverbs 3 closes with a series of practical prohibitions about neighbors, violence and envy. This verse addresses how to handle conflict in everyday life, in the same spirit as the verses around it about not harming those who live nearby.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.

World English Bible (WEB)

Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

King James Version (KJV)

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No pleitees con alguno sin razón, si él no te ha hecho agravio.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

No te metas en pleitos con nadie, sino te han hecho daño.

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