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30 Strive not with a man without cause,
if he have done thee no harm.

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30 (A)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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12 Hatred stirreth up strifes:
    but love covereth all sins.

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12 Hatred stirs up strife,
But (A)love covers all sins.

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10 Only by pride cometh contention:
    but with the well advised is wisdom.

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10 By pride comes nothing but (A)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.

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

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18 (A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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28 A froward man soweth strife:
    and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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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.

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14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water;
Therefore (A)stop contention before a quarrel starts.

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

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19 He who loves transgression loves strife,
And (A)he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city:
    and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:
    but every fool will be meddling.

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(A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.

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19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness,
    than with a contentious and an angry woman.

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19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert

10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out;
    yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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10 (A)Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

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Go not forth hastily to strive,
lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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(A)Do not go hastily to [a]court;
For what will you do in the end,
When your neighbor has put you to shame?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit. contend or bring a lawsuit