Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 A wrathful man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel with quietness
than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water;
therefore abandon contention before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 He loves transgression who loves strife,
and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 He who has knowledge spares his words,
and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The lot causes contentions to cease,
and keeps the mighty ones apart.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 The discretion of a man defers his anger,
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife,
but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 20:22
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22 Do not say, “I will recompense evil”;
but wait on the Lord, and He will save you.
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