Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to (A)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 19:11
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11 (A)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 (A)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is (A)slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
James 4:1
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Warning Against Worldliness
4 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions[a] are (A)at war within you?[b]
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James 3:14
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14 But if you have bitter (A)jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
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Proverbs 18:6
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6 A fool's lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites (A)a beating.
Ephesians 1:6-8
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Proverbs 25:8-10
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8 (A)do not hastily bring into court,[a]
for[b] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
9 (B)Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not reveal another's secret,
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. 8Do not go hastily out to court
- Proverbs 25:8 Hebrew or else
Proverbs 21:24
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24 (A)“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.
2 Kings 14:9
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9 And Jehoash king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, (A)“A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
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Proverbs 14:17
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17 A man of (A)quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
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