Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 (A)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.
Proverbs 17:1
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
Proverbs 17:1
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Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked
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- Proverbs 17:1 Lit sacrifices of strife
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So (A)abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 Whoever (A)restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 One who (A)withholds his words [a]has knowledge,
And one who has a (B)cool spirit is a person of understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:27 Lit knows
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 (A)The lot puts an end to quarrels
and decides between powerful contenders.
19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The cast (A)lot puts an end to quarrels,
And [a]decides between the mighty ones.
19 A brother who is offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And quarrels are like the bars of a citadel.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:18 Lit makes a division
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 (A)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like (B)the growling of a lion,
but his (C)favor is like (D)dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 A person’s (A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory (B)to overlook an offense.
12 A (C)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like (D)dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to (A)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:3 Lit burst out
Proverbs 20:22
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Proverbs 20:22
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