Do not accuse ¹  anyone ²  without legitimate cause, ³  if he has not treated you wrongly.

biblegateway Pro 3:30

Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

Don't accuse anyone without cause, when he has done you no harm.

Do not quarrel with a person for no reason if he has not harmed you.

biblegateway Pro 3:30

Do not accuse a man for no reason—when he has done you no harm.

Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

bibleoremus Pro 3:30

Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when no harm has been done to you.

Do not pick a quarrel with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

biblegateway Pro 3:30

Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.

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

biblegateway Pro 3:30

Do not accuse ¹  anyone ²  without legitimate cause, ³  if he has not treated you wrongly.

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).