Proverbs 15:1
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15 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,
but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.
Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1
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- Proverbs 17:1 Lit sacrifices of strife
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So (A)abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 He who spares his words has knowledge.
He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 One who (A)withholds his words [a]has knowledge,
And one who has a (B)cool spirit is a person of understanding.
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- Proverbs 17:27 Lit knows
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The lot settles disputes,
and keeps strong ones apart.
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The cast (A)lot puts an end to quarrels,
And [a]decides between the mighty ones.
19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.
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- Proverbs 18:18 Lit makes a division
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 A person’s (A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory (B)to overlook an offense.
12 A (C)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like (D)dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,
for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
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- Proverbs 20:3 Lit burst out
Proverbs 20:22
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22 Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.”
Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
Proverbs 20:22
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