Proverbs 15:1
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A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath
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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turneth away wrath:
but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 (A)He who 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 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (A)stop contention before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Proverbs 17:27
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27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words:
and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 Casting (A)lots causes contentions to cease,
And keeps the mighty apart.
19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 18:18-19
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18 The lot causeth contentions to cease,
and parteth between the mighty.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city:
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 (A)The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
(B)And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
Proverbs 19:11-12
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11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger;
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:
for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 (A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
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3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:
but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 20:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:22
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22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil;
but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
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