Proverbs 15:1
New King James Version
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath
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Proverbs 15:1
American Standard Version
15 A soft answer turneth away wrath;
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
New King James Version
18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
Proverbs 15:18
American Standard Version
18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:32
New King James Version
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
American Standard Version
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
New King James Version
Proverbs 17:1
American Standard Version
17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
Than a house full of [a]feasting with strife.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew the sacrifices of strife.
Proverbs 17:14
New King James Version
14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (A)stop contention before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:14
American Standard Version
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Proverbs 17:19
New King James Version
19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
American Standard Version
19 [a]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:19 Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
Proverbs 17:27
New King James Version
27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Proverbs 17:27
American Standard Version
27 He [a]that spareth his words hath knowledge;
And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:27 Or, that hath knowledge spareth his words; And a man of understanding is of a cool spirit
Proverbs 18:18-19
New King James Version
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
American Standard Version
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty.
19 A brother [a]offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:19 Or, injured
Proverbs 19:11-12
New King James Version
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
American Standard Version
11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to 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 favor is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
New King James Version
19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
American Standard Version
19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;
For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
Proverbs 20:3
New King James Version
3 (A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
American Standard Version
3 It is an honor for a man to [a]keep aloof from strife;
But every fool will be quarrelling.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:3 Or, cease
Proverbs 20:22
New King James Version
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:22
American Standard Version
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil:
Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
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