Proverbs 15:1
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A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath
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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
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 16:32
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32 (A)He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith than a house full of feasting with strife.
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (A)stop contention before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like the letting out of water: therefore break off contention before it is meddled with.
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Proverbs 17:19
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19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
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 17:27
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27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words, and a man of understanding is of excelling spirit.
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Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 Casting (A)lots causes contentions to cease,
And keeps the mighty apart.
19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:18-19
21st Century King James Version
18 Casting lots causeth contentions to cease, and parteth the strife of the mighty.
19 An offended brother is harder to be won back than a stronghold city, and his contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 (A)The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
(B)And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 The discretion of a man deferreth 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.
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Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou rescue him, yet thou must do it again.
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Proverbs 20:3
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3 (A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
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.
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Proverbs 20:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:22
21st Century King James Version
22 Say thou not, “I will recompense evil”; but wait on the Lord, and He shall save thee.
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