Mishle 15:18-20

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁸An ish chemah (angry man) stirreth up madon (strife), but he that is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel.

¹⁹The derech (road) of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is a thorny hedge, but the orach yesharim (way of the upright) is a highway.

²⁰A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a kesil adam despiseth immo.

Proverbs 15:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(A)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(B)

¹⁹The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(C)
but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰A wise son brings joy to his father,^(D)
but a foolish man despises his mother.

Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

New International Version (NIV)