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Proverbs 15:17-19
New King James Version
Proverbs 15:17-19
New King James Version
18 (B)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
19 (C)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables
Proverbs 15:17-19
English Standard Version
Proverbs 15:17-19
English Standard Version
17 (A)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
than (B)a fattened ox and hatred with it.
18 (C)A hot-tempered man (D)stirs up strife,
but he who is (E)slow to anger quiets contention.
19 The way of (F)a sluggard is like a hedge of (G)thorns,
but the path of the upright is (H)a level highway.
Proverbs 15:17-19
New International Version
Proverbs 15:17-19
New International Version
17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)
19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(D)
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:17-19
King James Version
Proverbs 15:17-19
King James Version
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
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