Proverbs 3:30
Context| NETBible | Do not accuse 1 anyone 2 without legitimate cause, 3 if he has not treated you wrongly. |
| XREF | Pr 17:14; Pr 18:6; Pr 25:8,9; Pr 29:22; Mt 5:39-41; Ro 12:18-21; 1Co 6:6-8; 2Ti 2:24 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn The term רִיב (riv) can mean “quarrel” or “legal accusation” (BDB 936 s.v.). Both ideas would work but the more technical legal accusation fits the context better. This is a warning to not bring legal accusations against anyone without a legitimate reason. 2 tn Heb “a man.” 3 tn Heb “gratuitously”; NIV, TEV “for no (+ good NCV) reason.” The adverb חִנָּם (khinam) means “without cause, undeservedly,” especially of groundless hostility (HALOT 334 s.v. 3; BDB 336 s.v. c). |
