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30 (A)Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no [a]harm.

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  1. Proverbs 3:30 Lit evil

30 (A)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.

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10 With arrogance [a]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives

10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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18 A (A)hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But the (B)slow to anger (C)quiets a dispute.

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18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

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28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So (A)abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

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14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (A)stop contention before a quarrel starts.

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19 He who (A)loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

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19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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It is a glory for a man to (A)cease quarreling,
But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.

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(A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.

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19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

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19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.

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  1. Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert

10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.

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10 (A)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

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Do not go out (A)hastily to plead your case;
Lest, what will you do in [a]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

(A)Do not go hastily to [a]court;
For what will you do in the end,
When your neighbor has put you to shame?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit. contend or bring a lawsuit