Proverbs 3:30
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רִיב
rîyb
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
חָטָא
châṭâʼ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
Key Terms in This Verse
חָטָא châṭâʼ
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
Study H2398 →רִיב rîyb
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Study H7378 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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