Proverbs 3:30
World English Bible
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause,
if he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 3:30
Christian Standard Bible
30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause,(A)
when he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 10:12
World English Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.(A)
Proverbs 13:10
World English Bible
10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
but wisdom is with people who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,(A)
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.
Proverbs 15:18
World English Bible
18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,
but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 15:18
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:28
World English Bible
28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 A contrary person spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.(A)
Proverbs 17:14
World English Bible
14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
Christian Standard Bible
14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.(A)
Proverbs 17:19
World English Bible
19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 One who loves to offend loves strife;(A)
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.
Proverbs 18:19
World English Bible
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 18:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 An offended brother is harder to reach[a]
than a fortified city,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.
Footnotes
- 18:19 LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read is stronger
Proverbs 20:3
World English Bible
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:19
World English Bible
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.(A)
Proverbs 22:10
World English Bible
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;
yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Proverbs 22:10
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:8
World English Bible
8 Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
Proverbs 25:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 Don’t take a matter to court hastily.(A)
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent[a] humiliates you?
Footnotes
- 25:8 Or neighbor, also in v. 9
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