30 (A)Do not contend with a man for no reason,
    when he has done you no harm.

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30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
    when he did not do you harm.

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

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers over all offenses.

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10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.

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10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.

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18 (A)A hot-tempered man (B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is (C)slow to anger quiets contention.

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18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger,[a] he will calm contention.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 15:18 Literally “nostrils”

28 (A)A dishonest man spreads strife,
    and (B)a whisperer (C)separates close friends.

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28 A person of perversity will spread dissent,
    and he who whispers separates a close friend.

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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.

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14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
    before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
    he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.

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19 He who loves transgression loves strife;
    he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.

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19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
    and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

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19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
    and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.

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It is an honor for a man to (A)keep aloof from strife,
    but every fool will be quarreling.

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It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
    but every fool will be quick to quarrel.

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19 It is (A)better to live in a desert land
    than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

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19 Better to live in a land of wilderness
    than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.

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10 (A)Drive out a scoffer, (B)and strife will go out,
    and (C)quarreling and abuse will cease.

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10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
    quarrel and abuse will cease.

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    (A)do not hastily bring into court,[a]
for[b] what will you do in the end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. 8Do not go hastily out to court
  2. Proverbs 25:8 Hebrew or else

do not hastily bring out to court,
    for[a] what will you do at its end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or “lest”