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Proverbs 3:30
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30 (A)Do not contend with a man for no reason,
    when he has done you no harm.

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Proverbs 3:30
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30 Don’t accuse anyone without reason,
    when they haven’t harmed you.

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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.

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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but (A)love covers all offenses.

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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hate stirs up conflict,
    but love covers all offenses.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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Proverbs 13:10
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10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.

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Proverbs 13:10
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10 The empty-headed cause conflict out of pride;
    those who take advice are wise.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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Proverbs 15:18
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18 (A)A hot-tempered man (B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is (C)slow to anger quiets contention.

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Proverbs 15:18
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18 Hotheads stir up conflict,
    but patient people calm down strife.

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

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Proverbs 16:28
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28 (A)A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and (B)a whisperer (C)separates close friends.

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Proverbs 16:28
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28 Destructive people produce conflict;
    gossips alienate close friends.

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.

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14 The start of a quarrel is like letting out water,
    so drop the dispute before it breaks out.

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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
    he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.

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Proverbs 17:19
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19 Those who love an offense love a quarrel;
    those who build a high doorway invite a collapse.

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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.

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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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19 An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
    such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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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.

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Proverbs 17
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to (A)keep aloof from strife,
    but every fool will be quarreling.

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3 It is honorable to back off from a fight,
    but fools jump right in.

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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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