Proverbs 3:30
21st Century King James Version
30 Strive not with a man without cause if he has done thee no harm.
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Proverbs 3:30
American Standard Version
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
If he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs 10:12
21st Century King James Version
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love covereth all sins.
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Proverbs 10:12
American Standard Version
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes;
But love covereth all transgressions.
Proverbs 13:10
21st Century King James Version
10 Only by pride cometh contention, but with the welladvised is wisdom.
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Proverbs 13:10
American Standard Version
10 By pride cometh only contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:18
21st Century King James Version
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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Proverbs 15:18
American Standard Version
18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:28
21st Century King James Version
28 A froward man soweth strife, and a whisperer separateth closest friends.
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Proverbs 16:28
American Standard Version
28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer [a]separateth chief friends.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:28 Or, alienateth his friend
Proverbs 17:14
21st Century King James Version
14 The beginning of strife is like the letting out of water: therefore break off contention before it is meddled with.
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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
21st Century King James Version
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife, and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
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Proverbs 17:19
American Standard Version
19 [a]He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:19 Or, He that loveth transgression loveth strife
Proverbs 18:19
21st Century King James Version
19 An offended brother is harder to be won back than a stronghold city, and his contentions are like the bars of a castle.
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Proverbs 18:19
American Standard Version
19 A brother [a]offended is harder to be won than a strong city;
And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:19 Or, injured
Proverbs 20:3
21st Century King James Version
3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.
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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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:3 Or, cease
Proverbs 21:19
21st Century King James Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a contentious and angry woman.
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Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with [a]a contentious and fretful woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Or, a contentious woman and vexation
Proverbs 22:10
21st Century King James Version
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go away; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
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Proverbs 22:10
American Standard Version
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
Proverbs 25:8
21st Century King James Version
8 Go not forth hastily to contend, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
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Proverbs 25:8
American Standard Version
8 Go not forth hastily to strive,
[a]Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or, Lest it be said in the end thereof, What wilt thou do? When etc.
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