Proverbs 30:10
“Accuse not a seruant vnto his master; lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.”
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Proverbs 30:10 Context
8Remoue farre from mee vanity, and lyes; giue me neither pouerty, nor riches, feede me with food conuenient for me. 9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poore, and steale, and take the name of my God in vaine. 10Accuse not a seruant vnto his master; lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother. 12There is a generation that are pure in their owne eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthinesse.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 30:10
Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
- King James Version
Do not slander a slave to his master, Or he will curse you and you will be found guilty.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
- Basic English Bible
Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
- Darby Bible
Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
- Webster's Bible
Don't slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
- World English Bible
Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 30:10
30:10 Accuse not - Without sufficient cause: for otherwise, in some cases this may be a duty. Curse thee - Desire God to punish thee. Guilty - By God, who is ready to plead the cause of the afflicted.