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30 Don’t strive with a man without cause,
    if he has done you no harm.

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30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all wrongs.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
    but wisdom is with people who take advice.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,
    but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(B)

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28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
    A whisperer separates close friends.

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
    therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)

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19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
    One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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

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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
    than with a contentious and fretful woman.

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19 Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)

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10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;
    yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
    What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go