Proverbs 24:29
English Standard Version
29 Do not say, (A)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Proverbs 24:29
Common English Bible
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to them what they did to me.
I’ll pay them back for their actions.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
English Standard Version
21 (A)If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap (B)burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
Common English Bible
21 If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread;
if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:28
Common English Bible
28 A person without self-control
is like a breached city, one with no walls.
Proverbs 27:4
English Standard Version
4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before (A)jealousy?
Proverbs 27:4
Common English Bible
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
English Standard Version
8 (A)Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
the fool only rages and laughs, and there is (B)no quiet.
Proverbs 29:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Mockers set a city on fire,
but the wise turn back anger.
9 When the wise make a legal charge against the foolish,
the fools shout, they laugh—there is no calm.
Proverbs 29:11
English Standard Version
11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Proverbs 29:11
Common English Bible
11 Fools show all their anger,
but the wise hold it back.
Proverbs 29:22
English Standard Version
22 (A)A man of wrath stirs up strife,
and one given to anger causes much transgression.
Proverbs 29:22
Common English Bible
22 Angry people stir up conflict;
hotheads cause much offense.
Proverbs 30:32-33
English Standard Version
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
(A)put your hand on your mouth.
33 For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
Proverbs 30:32-33
Common English Bible
32 If you’ve been foolish and arrogant,
if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand to your mouth,
33 because churning milk makes curds,
squeezing the nose brings blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.
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