Proverbs 3:30
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30 Don’t accuse a man for no good reason.
Don’t accuse him if he has not harmed you.
Proverbs 10:12
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12 Hatred stirs up trouble.
But love forgives all wrongs.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 Pride leads to arguments.
But those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 A person who quickly gets angry causes trouble.
But a person who controls his temper stops a quarrel.
Proverbs 16:28
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28 An evil person causes trouble.
And a person who gossips ruins friendships.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam.
So stop the quarrel before a fight breaks out.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves to quarrel loves to sin.
Whoever is proud is asking for trouble.
Proverbs 18:19
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19 A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city.
And arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 Foolish people are always getting into quarrels.
But avoiding quarrels will bring you honor.
Proverbs 21:19
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19 It is better to live alone in the desert
than with a quarreling and complaining wife.
Proverbs 22:10
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10 Get rid of the person who makes fun of wisdom.
Then fighting, quarrels and insults will stop.
Proverbs 25:8
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8 do not quickly take someone to court.
What will you do later
when your neighbor proves you are wrong?
Proverbs 26:4-5
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4 Don’t give a foolish person a foolish answer.
If you do, you will be just like him.
5 But answer a foolish person as he should be answered.
If you don’t, he will think he is really wise.
Proverbs 26:17
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17 To grab a dog by the ears is asking for trouble.
So is interfering in someone else’s quarrel if you’re just passing by.
Proverbs 26:20-21
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20 Without wood, a fire will go out.
And without gossip, quarreling will stop.
21 Charcoal and wood keep a fire going.
In the same way, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.
Proverbs 29:22
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22 An angry person causes trouble.
A person who easily gets angry sins a lot.
Proverbs 30:33
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33 Stirring milk makes butter.
Twisting noses makes them bleed.
And stirring up anger makes trouble.”
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