Proverbs 24:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”(A)
Proverbs 24:29
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29 Do not say, “I will do to others as they have done to me;
I will pay them back for what they have done.”(A)
Proverbs 25:21-22
Christian Standard Bible
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,(A)
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.(B)
Proverbs 25:21-22
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21 If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat,
and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink,(A)
22 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.(B)
Proverbs 25:28
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:28
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28 Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control.(A)
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?(A)
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
Christian Standard Bible
8 Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 29:9 Lit rest
Proverbs 29:8-9
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8 Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.(A)
9 If the wise go to law with fools,
there is ranting and ridicule without relief.
Proverbs 29:11
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 29:11 Lit spirit
Proverbs 29:11
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11 A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)
Proverbs 29:22
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 29:22 Lit a master of rage
Proverbs 29:22
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22 One given to anger stirs up strife,
and the hothead causes much transgression.(A)
Proverbs 30:32-33
Christian Standard Bible
32 If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.(A)
33 For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.(B)
Proverbs 30:32-33
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32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
put your hand on your mouth.(A)
33 For as pressing milk produces curds
and pressing the nose produces blood,
so pressing anger produces strife.(B)
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