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Proverbs 3:30
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Proverbs 3:30
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30 Do not contend with a man for no reason,
when he has done you no harm.
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.
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 heedless make strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
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 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Proverbs 15:18
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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 man spreads strife,
and a whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
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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 quit before the quarrel 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 transgression loves strife;
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
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 A brother helped is like a strong city,[a]
but quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: The meaning of the Hebrew is 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 an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;
but every fool will be quarreling.
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 woman.
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 will go out,
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
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?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Cn: Heb lest
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 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 26:4-5
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Proverbs 26:4-5
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