Proverbs 24:29
New Living Translation
29 And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!
I’ll get even with them!”
Proverbs 24:29
New International Version
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(A)
Proverbs 24:29
King James Version
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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Proverbs 25:21-22
New Living Translation
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
New International Version
Proverbs 25:21-22
King James Version
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
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Proverbs 25:28
New Living Translation
28 A person without self-control
is like a city with broken-down walls.
Proverbs 25:28
New International Version
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:28
King James Version
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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Proverbs 27:4
New Living Translation
4 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
Proverbs 27:4
New International Version
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?(A)
Proverbs 27:4
King James Version
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
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Proverbs 29:8-9
New Living Translation
8 Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
but the wise will calm anger.
9 If a wise person takes a fool to court,
there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
Proverbs 29:8-9
New International Version
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.(A)
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
Proverbs 29:8-9
King James Version
8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
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Proverbs 29:11
New Living Translation
11 Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.
Proverbs 29:11
New International Version
Proverbs 29:11
King James Version
11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
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Proverbs 29:22
New Living Translation
22 An angry person starts fights;
a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
Proverbs 29:22
New International Version
22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)
Proverbs 29:22
King James Version
22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
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Proverbs 30:32-33
New Living Translation
32 If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,
cover your mouth in shame.
33 As the beating of cream yields butter
and striking the nose causes bleeding,
so stirring up anger causes quarrels.
Proverbs 30:32-33
New International Version
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!(A)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Proverbs 30:32-33
King James Version
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
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