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
English Standard Version
30 (A)Do not contend with a man for no reason,
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
English Standard Version
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but (A)love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 13:10
World English Bible
10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
but wisdom is with people who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10
English Standard Version
10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
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
English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:28
World English Bible
28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
English Standard Version
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
English Standard Version
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 17:19
World English Bible
19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
English Standard Version
19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
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
English Standard Version
19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
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
English Standard Version
3 It is an honor for a man to (A)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
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
English Standard Version
19 It is (A)better to live in a desert land
than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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
English Standard Version
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
English Standard Version
8 (A)do not hastily bring into court,[a]
for[b] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. 8Do not go hastily out to court
- Proverbs 25:8 Hebrew or else
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