15 A soft answer turneth away wrath:
    but grievous words stir up anger.

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up strife:
    but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

³² He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
    and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
    than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
    therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

¹⁹ He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
    and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

²⁷ He that hath knowledge spareth his words:
    and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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.

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.

¹⁹ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:
    for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.