Proverbs 15:1
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A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath
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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 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 17:1
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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 17:19
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19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
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 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 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 19:19
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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 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 20:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 24:29
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29 (A)Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
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21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,
(B)And the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:28
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28 (A)Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
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8 Scoffers (A)set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
(B)Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
Proverbs 29:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit
Proverbs 29:22
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22 (A)An angry man stirs up strife,
And a furious man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 30:32-33
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32 If you have been foolish in exalting yourself,
Or if you have devised evil, (A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
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