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Proverbs 3:29–30

29  ||Devise not evil against thy neighbour,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30  zStrive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

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Proverbs 3:29–30 — The New International Version (NIV)

29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,

who lives trustfully near you.

30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—

when they have done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — English Standard Version (ESV)

29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor,

who dwells trustingly beside you.

30 Do not contend with a man for no reason,

when he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — New Living Translation (NLT)

29 Don’t plot harm against your neighbor,

for those who live nearby trust you.

30 Don’t pick a fight without reason,

when no one has done you harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,

For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

30 Do not strive with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — New Century Version (NCV)

29 Don’t make plans to hurt your neighbor

who lives nearby and trusts you.

30 Don’t accuse a person for no good reason;

don’t accuse someone who has not harmed you.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — American Standard Version (ASV)

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

29 Do not plan to do something wrong to your neighbor 

while he is sitting there with you and suspecting nothing. 

30 Do not quarrel with a person for no reason 

if he has not harmed you. 

Proverbs 3:29–30 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

29 Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,

for he trusts you and lives near you.

30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause,

when he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

29 Do not plan harm against your neighbor

who lives trustingly beside you.

30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,

when no harm has been done to you.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

29 Don’t plan to harm your neighbor.

He lives near you and trusts you.

30 Don’t bring charges against a man without any reason.

He has not harmed you.

Proverbs 3:29–30 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor,

While he lives securely beside you.

30 Do not contend with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.


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