“ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. ”
A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural tho...
Fourth Discourse. The sage exhorts the young man to heed his oral instruction ( torah), and to trust in Yahweh, fear Him, and honour Him in the prescribed manner of firstfruits. It is interesting...
If he, &c. (Hebrew. 'im lo . verily). Render: "he hath already done thee enough harm".
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Strive not with a man - Do not be of a litigious, quarrelsome spirit. Be not under the influence of too nice a sense of honor. If th...
If he have done thee no harm— "Contend not without reason; be not punctilious, litigious, quarrelsome;" we are not here forbidden to defend ourselves; but to be cautious, lest we offend against cha...
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Solomon forbids all avoidable strifes and disputes. Even...
The Blessings of Obedience and of Chastisement The first and third divisions, 1-10, 21-35, are exhortations to good conduct and promises of consequent blessing. The second, 11-20, declares the pro...
CHAPTER 10 TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY Proverbs 9:1-18 , Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27 AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vi...
the Counsels of Experience. Proverbs 3:27-35 ; Proverbs 4:1-9 Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate- to whom it is due; and we must be prudent- when it is in t...
As the former address had to do with the search for wisdom, this, in view of the value of if is an appeal to cultivate wisdom. The appeal consists of a declaration of its essence (verses Pro 3:1-10),...
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Withhold not good from them to w...
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 complain...
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Ver. 30. Strive not with a man without cause. ] If men's hurts were not bigger than their suits, there would not be half so many....
Strive not Either by words before the magistrate, or otherwise by thine actions; with a man without cause Without just and necessary cause; if he have done thee no harm Whereby it is clearly im...
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in...
Strive not; either by words before the magistrate; or otherwise by thine actions. Without cause; without just and necessary cause. If he have done thee no harm; whereby he clearly implies that...
Responding To God's Wisdom And Understanding Will Result In Life, Peace And Security But Must Result In Positive Behaviour Towards Others, For YHWH Will Bless The Righteous, Lowly And Wise Whilst He...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 3:30 UNLAWFUL STRIFE FORBIDDEN I. Strife is unlawful when no good can come from striving . The purpose or end of the strife must be the test as to whether it is rig...
Proverbs 3:2 . Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. The premature death denounced against the profligate, and the victims of the harlot, shall be far from thy dwelling...
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments. Useful precepts and inspiring motives I. To remember and keep in our hearts the things written in this book ( Proverbs 3:1-2...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 3:1-20 4. Fourth admonitory discourse. The third chapter introduces us to a group of admonitions, and the first of these ( Proverbs 3:1-20 ) forms the fourth admonitor...
Warning Against Evil
1 Corinthians 6:6-8 ; 2 Timothy 2:24 ; Matthew 5:39-41 ; Proverbs 17:14 ; Proverbs 18:6 ; Proverbs 25:8 ; Proverbs 25:9 ; Proverbs 29:22 ; Romans 12:18-21
Seeking after Wisdom Proverbs 3:13-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The wise man versus the foolish man. Many a man who thinks himself to be wise is a fool. Why? Because he is building his hopes upon...