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Proverbs 26:4-5
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 26:4-5
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly
lest you become like him—even you.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:17
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Proverbs 26:17
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17 Grabbing onto the ears of a dog
passing by is one who meddles in a quarrel that is not his own.
Proverbs 26:20-21
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Proverbs 26:20-21
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20 For lack of wood, a fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire,
so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.
Proverbs 29:22
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Proverbs 29:22
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22 A man of anger will stir strife,
and the owner of anger, much transgression.
Proverbs 30:33
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Proverbs 30:33
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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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