Proverbs 15:1
Lexham English Bible
15 A soft answer will turn away wrath,
but a word of trouble will stir anger.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:1 Literally “nostril”
Proverbs 15:18
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18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,
but he who is slow to anger,[a] he will calm contention.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:18 Literally “nostrils”
Proverbs 16:32
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32 He who is slow to anger[a] is better than him who is mighty,
and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:32 Literally “nostrils”
Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better a dry morsel and quiet with it
than a house filled with feasts of strife.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 He who loves transgression loves strife;
he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 He who spares his sayings knows knowledge,
and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The lot will put an end to disputes,
and between powerful contenders it will decide.
19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.
Proverbs 19:11-12
Lexham English Bible
11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,[a]
and his glory overlooks offense.
12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:11 Literally “nostril”
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 20:22
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22 Do not say “I will repay evil”;
wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.
Proverbs 24:29
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29 Do not say, “Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him;
I will pay back the man according to his deed.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
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21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread,
and if thirsty, let him drink water.
22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head,
and Yahweh will reward you.
Proverbs 25:28
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28 A breached city where there is no wall
is like a man who has no[a] self-control for his spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:28 Literally “there is no”
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger,
but who will stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
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8 Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,
then there is rankling and ridicule,[a] but there is no relief.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:9 Hebrew “there is ridicule”
Proverbs 29:11
Lexham English Bible
11 A fool gives all his breath,[a]
but the wise holds back in quiet.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Or “spirit”
Proverbs 29:22
Lexham English Bible
22 A man of anger will stir strife,
and the owner of anger, much transgression.
Proverbs 30:32-33
Lexham English Bible
32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself,
and if you have devised evil, put your hand to your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curd,
and pressing the nose produces blood,
so pressing anger[a] produces strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:33 Literally “nostrils”
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