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30 (A)Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no [a]harm.

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  1. Proverbs 3:30 Lit evil

12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all transgressions.

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10 With arrogance [a]comes only quarreling,
But with those who receive counsel is wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives

18 A (A)hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But the (B)slow to anger (C)quiets a dispute.

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28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So (A)abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

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19 He who (A)loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who (B)makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

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It is a glory for a man to (A)cease quarreling,
But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.

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19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

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10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out,
Even contention and disgrace will cease.

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Do not go out (A)hastily to plead your case;
Lest, what will you do in [a]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

(A)Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you yourself also be like him.
(B)Answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be (C)wise in his own eyes.

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17 Like one who seizes a dog by the ears
Is he who passes by and becomes passionate about (A)strife not belonging to him.

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20 With no wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no (A)whisperer, (B)strife quiets down.
21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a (C)contentious man to kindle strife.

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22 An (A)angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

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33 For pressing milk brings forth butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
And pressing (A)anger brings forth strife.

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