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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
when no harm has been done to you.(A)
Proverbs 10:12
World English Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
but those who are slow to anger calm contention.(A)
Proverbs 16:28
World English Bible
28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 A perverse person spreads strife,
and a whisperer 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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so stop before the quarrel 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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 One who loves transgression loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.(A)
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 An ally offended is stronger than a city;[a]
such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- 18.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 It is honorable to refrain from strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.(A)
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful wife.
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out;
quarreling and abuse will cease.(A)
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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 do not hastily bring into court,
for[a] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)
Footnotes
- 25.8 Cn: Heb or else
by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.