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Proverbs 3:30
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Proverbs 3:30
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30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
when no harm has been done to you.(A)
Proverbs 3:30
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Proverbs 3:30
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30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
when they have done you no harm.
Proverbs 10:12
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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.(A)
Proverbs 10:12
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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
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Proverbs 13:10
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10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
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Proverbs 13:10
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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
but those who are slow to anger calm contention.(A)
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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28 A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.(A)
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 17:14
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so stop before the quarrel breaks out.(A)
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 One who loves transgression loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.(A)
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 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a]
such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- 18.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is honorable to refrain from strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.(A)
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 21:19
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Proverbs 21:19
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19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful wife.
Proverbs 21:19
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Proverbs 21:19
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19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
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Proverbs 22:10
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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.(A)
Proverbs 25:8
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Proverbs 25:8
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8 do not hastily bring into court,
for[a] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)
Footnotes
- 25.8 Cn: Heb or else
Proverbs 25:8
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Proverbs 25:8
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Proverbs 26:4-5
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Proverbs 26:4-5
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4 Do not answer fools according to their folly,
lest you be a fool yourself.(A)
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they be wise in their own eyes.(B)
Proverbs 26:4-5
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Proverbs 26:4-5
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