Proverbs 15:18-20

21st Century King James Version

¹⁸A wrathful man stirreth up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

¹⁹The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made a plain.

²⁰A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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.

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)