Proverbs 26:4-5
Revised Standard Version
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:17
Revised Standard Version
17 He who meddles in a quarrel not his own
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:20-21
Revised Standard Version
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out;
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 29:22
Revised Standard Version
22 A man of wrath stirs up strife,
and a man given to anger causes much transgression.
Proverbs 30:33
Revised Standard Version
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
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