Proverbs 3:30
Authorized (King James) Version
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
if he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs 3:30
American Standard Version
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs 10:12
Authorized (King James) Version
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:
but love covereth all sins.
Proverbs 10:12
American Standard Version
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.
Proverbs 13:10
Authorized (King James) Version
10 Only by pride cometh contention:
but with the well advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 13:10
American Standard Version
10 By pride cometh only contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:18
Authorized (King James) Version
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 15:18
American Standard Version
18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16:28
American Standard Version
28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer [a]separateth chief friends.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:28 Or, alienateth his friend
Proverbs 17:14
Authorized (King James) Version
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 17:14
American Standard Version
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Proverbs 17:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
American Standard Version
19 [a]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:19 Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
Proverbs 18:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city:
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:19
American Standard Version
19 A brother [a]offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Or, injured
Proverbs 20:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:
but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 20:3
American Standard Version
3 It is an honor for a man to [a]keep aloof from strife;
But every fool will be quarrelling.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:3 Or, cease
Proverbs 21:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness,
than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with [a]a contentious and fretful woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Or, a contentious woman and vexation
Proverbs 22:10
Authorized (King James) Version
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;
yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Proverbs 22:10
American Standard Version
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Proverbs 25:8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 Go not forth hastily to strive,
lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Proverbs 25:8
American Standard Version
8 Go not forth hastily to strive,
[a]Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or, Lest it be said in the end thereof, What wilt thou do? When etc.
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