Proverbs 26:4-5
New King James Version
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
5 (A)Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:4-5
American Standard Version
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly,
Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in [a]his own conceit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:5 Hebrew his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:17
New King James Version
17 He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:17
American Standard Version
17 [a]He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,
Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:17 Or, He that vexeth himself . . . Is like one that taketh a passing dog etc.
Proverbs 26:20-21
New King James Version
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
Proverbs 26:20-21
American Standard Version
20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
Proverbs 29:22
New King James Version
22 (A)An angry man stirs up strife,
And a furious man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 29:22
American Standard Version
22 An angry man stirreth up strife,
And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs 30:33
New King James Version
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter,
And wringing the nose produces blood,
So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
Proverbs 30:33
American Standard Version
33 For the [a]churning of milk bringeth forth butter,
And the [b]wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;
So the [c]forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:33 Hebrew pressing.
- Proverbs 30:33 Hebrew pressing.
- Proverbs 30:33 Hebrew pressing.
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