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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A gentle answer turns away anger,(A)
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.(B)

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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A gentle answer(A) turns away wrath,(B)
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
but one slow to anger(B) calms strife.

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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(B)

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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s emotions,[a] than capturing a city.(A)

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  1. 16:32 Lit and ruling over one’s spirit
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

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Proverbs 16:32
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32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.(A)

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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)

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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

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Proverbs 17:14
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14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.(A)

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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)

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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 One who loves to offend loves strife;(A)
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

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Proverbs 17:27
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27 The one who has knowledge restrains his words,(A)
and one who keeps a cool head[a]
is a person of understanding.

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  1. 17:27 Lit spirit
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(A)
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(B)

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Proverbs 17:27
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27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 Casting the lot(A) ends quarrels
and separates powerful opponents.

19 An offended brother is harder to reach[a]
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.

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  1. 18:19 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read is stronger
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Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 Casting the lot settles disputes(A)
    and keeps strong opponents apart.

19 A brother wronged(B) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 A person’s insight gives him patience,(A)
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.(B)

12 A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,(C)
but his favor is like dew on the grass.(D)

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Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,(B)
    but his favor is like dew(C) on the grass.(D)

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Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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