¹² Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.^(A)

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and perish,^(A)
but the house of the righteous will stand.^(B)

²⁹ A patient person shows great understanding,^(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

¹⁴ To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.^(A)

³ Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,^(A)
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.^(B)

²⁴ Don’t make friends with an angry person,^[a]
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,^(A)
25 or you will learn his ways^(B)
and entangle yourself in a snare.