Proverbs 15:18

The Message

¹⁸Hot tempers start fights;
a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.

Proverbs 15:18

New International Version

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

³²Moderation is better than muscle,
self-control better than political power.

³²Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.

¹¹The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well,
but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse.

¹¹The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,^(A)
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.^(B)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)