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Proverbs Chapter 30 verse 10 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 30:10

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
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BBE Proverbs 30:10

Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.
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DARBY Proverbs 30:10

Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
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KJV Proverbs 30:10

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
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WBT Proverbs 30:10

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WEB Proverbs 30:10

"Don't slander a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
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YLT Proverbs 30:10

Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - Accuse not a servant unto his master. Calumniate, slander not; μὴ καταλαλήσης, Theodotion; μὴ διαβάλης, Symmachus. Do not secretly bring a charge against a man's slave, and make his master suspicious of him; have a kind feeling for those in lowly condition, and do not render their lot more unbearable by insinuating false or frivolous accusations against them. Ewald and others would render, "Entice not a servant to slander his master;" but there is no need so to take the expression, as the hiph. of the verb is used in post-biblical Hebrew in the sense of "to calumniate." The Septuagint has, "Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master," which seems to refer to the treatment of runaway slaves (Deuteronomy 23:15). Lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty, and have to atone for it. The slandered slave imprecates a curse on his slanderer, and, as the latter has incurred vengeance by his word or action, the curse will not fall harmless (Proverbs 26:2); God's righteous retribution will overtake him, and he shall suffer for it.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) Accuse not a servant--i.e., a slave, thus making his already hard life still more intolerable.And thou be found guilty before God of having wronged him, and so have to bear the punishment.