Proverbs 19:11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 It is good sense to be slow to anger,
and an honor to overlook an offense.[a]
Footnotes
- 19:11 The paradox is that one obtains one thing by giving up another.
Proverbs 20:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 A person gains honor by avoiding strife,
while every fool starts a quarrel.[a]
Footnotes
- 20:3 The honor that one might seek to gain from fighting comes of itself to the person who refrains from fighting.
Proverbs 25:28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
28 A city breached and left defenseless
are those who do not control their temper.
Proverbs 29:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Scoffers enflame the city,
but the wise calm the fury.(A)
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