Proverbs 3:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is [as] when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Prov 18:6 : 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
Prov 25:8-9 : 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. 9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;
Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
Matt 5:39-41 : 39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
Rom 12:18-21 : 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Cor 6:6-8 : 6 but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers? 7 Nay, already it is altogether {G3303} a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why {G91} not rather take wrong? why {G650} not rather be defrauded? 8 Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.
2 Tim 2:24 : 24 And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

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