Proverbs 3:30
Expanded Bible
30 Don’t accuse a person for no good reason;
don’t accuse someone who has not harmed you.
Proverbs 3:30
Amplified Bible
30
Do not quarrel with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.(A)
Proverbs 10:12
Expanded Bible
12 Hatred stirs up ·trouble [conflict; fights],
but love ·forgives [covers] all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12
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12
Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers and overwhelms all transgressions [forgiving and overlooking another’s faults].
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Pride only leads to arguments [or The empty-headed cause arguments out of pride],
but those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 13:10
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10
Through pride and presumption come nothing but strife,
But [skillful and godly] wisdom is with those who welcome [well-advised] counsel.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 People with quick tempers cause ·trouble [conflict],
but ·those who control their tempers [patient people] stop ·a quarrel [accusations].
Proverbs 15:18
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18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.
Proverbs 16:28
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28 A ·useless [perverse] person causes ·trouble [conflicts],
and a gossip ruins close friendships.
Proverbs 16:28
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28
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.(A)
Proverbs 17:14
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14 Starting a quarrel is like ·a leak in a dam [L letting out water],
so ·stop it [hold back an accusation] before a fight breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
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14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore [a]abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:14 The ancient rabbis derived from this statement the principle of seeking a settlement before a case comes to court (cf Matt 5:25; Luke 12:58).
Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves to argue loves to sin.
Whoever ·brags a lot is asking for trouble [L builds a high doorway is seeking a collapse].
Proverbs 17:19
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19
He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother who has been ·insulted [offended] is harder to win back than a walled city,
and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.
Proverbs 18:19
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19
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 Foolish people are always fighting,
but ·avoiding quarrels [backing away from an accusation] will bring you ·honor [glory; praise].
Proverbs 20:3
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3
It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife [by handling situations with thoughtful foresight],
But any fool will [start a] quarrel [without regard for the consequences].
Proverbs 21:19
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19 It is better to live ·alone in the desert [in a desolate land]
than with a ·quarreling [contentious] and ·complaining [angry] wife.
Proverbs 21:19
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19
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
Proverbs 22:10
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10 ·Get rid of [Banish; Drive out] the ·one who makes fun of wisdom [mocker].
Then ·fighting [conflict], ·quarrels [judgments], and ·insults [shame] will stop.
Proverbs 22:10
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10
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go away;
Even strife and dishonor will cease.
Proverbs 25:8
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8 do not quickly take someone to court.
What will you do later
when your neighbor ·proves you wrong [L humiliates/shames you]?
Proverbs 25:8
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8
Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges];
Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and]
When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?(A)
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