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Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A sensitive answer turns back wrath,
but an offensive word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,
but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 Hotheads stir up conflict,
but patient people calm down strife.
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Better to be patient than a warrior,
and better to have self-control than to capture a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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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.
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better a dry crust with quiet
than a house full of feasting with quarrels.
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)
Proverbs 17:14
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The start of a quarrel is like letting out water,
so drop the dispute before it breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)
Proverbs 17:19
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Proverbs 17:19
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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
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Proverbs 17:19
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19 Those who love an offense love a quarrel;
those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.
Proverbs 17:19
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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.
Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 He who spares his words has knowledge.
He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 Wise are those who restrain their talking;
people with understanding are coolheaded.
Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 17:27
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Proverbs 18:18-19
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Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The lot settles disputes,
and keeps strong ones apart.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The dice settle conflicts
and keep strong opponents apart.
19 An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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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.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 Insightful people restrain their anger;
their glory is to ignore an offense.
12 A raging king roars like a lion;
his favor is like the dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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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.
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