Proverbs 24:29
World English Bible
29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will repay the man according to his work.”
Proverbs 24:29
International Standard Version
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him like he did to me,
I’ll be sure to pay him back for what he did.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
World English Bible
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
and Yahweh will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
International Standard Version
21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat;
and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
22 For you’ll be piling burning coals of shame[a] on his head
and the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:22 The Heb. lacks of shame
Proverbs 25:28
World English Bible
28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls
is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Proverbs 25:28
International Standard Version
28 Like a city with breached walls
is a man without self-control.
Proverbs 27:4
World English Bible
4 Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:4
International Standard Version
4 Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms
but who can stand up to jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
World English Bible
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but wise men turn away anger.
9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,
the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
Proverbs 29:8-9
International Standard Version
8 Scornful men enflame a city,
but the wise defuse anger.
9 When a wise man has a dispute with a fool,
the fool either rages or laughs without relief.
Proverbs 29:11
World English Bible
11 A fool vents all of his anger,
but a wise man brings himself under control.
Proverbs 29:11
International Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit
- Proverbs 29:11 The Heb. lacks to himself
Proverbs 29:22
World English Bible
22 An angry man stirs up strife,
and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
Proverbs 29:22
International Standard Version
22 An angry man stirs up arguments,
and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.
Proverbs 30:32-33
World English Bible
32 “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself,
or if you have thought evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
and the wringing of the nose produces blood;
so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”
Proverbs 30:32-33
International Standard Version
32 If you’ve foolishly exalted yourself
or if you’ve plotted evil,
put your hand over your mouth.
33 Just as whipping milk produces butter,
and twisting the nose causes bleeding,
so also stirring up anger produces contention.
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