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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 3:30
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Proverbs 3:30
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30 Don’t accuse anyone without reason,
when they haven’t harmed you.
Proverbs 3:30
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Proverbs 3:30
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30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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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 10:12
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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hate stirs up conflict,
but love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 10:12
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Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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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 13:10
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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.
Proverbs 13:10
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Proverbs 13:10
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10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 Hotheads stir up conflict,
but patient people calm down strife.
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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28 Destructive people produce conflict;
gossips alienate close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
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Proverbs 16:28
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28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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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 17:14
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The start of a quarrel is like letting out water,
so drop the dispute before it breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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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 17:19
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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.
Proverbs 17:19
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Proverbs 17:19
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19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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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 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 An offended ally is more formidable than a city;
such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19
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Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is honorable to back off from a fight,
but fools jump right in.
Proverbs 20:3
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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