Proverbs 3:30
Lexham English Bible
30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,
when he did not do you harm.
Proverbs 3:30
World English Bible
30 Don’t strive with a man without cause,
if he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 10:12
Lexham English Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers over all offenses.
Proverbs 10:12
World English Bible
12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 13:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
and wisdom is with those who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10
World English Bible
10 Pride only breeds quarrels,
but wisdom is with people who take advice.
Proverbs 15:18
Lexham English Bible
18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,
but he who is slow to anger,[a] he will calm contention.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:18 Literally “nostrils”
Proverbs 15:18
World English Bible
18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,
but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 16:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A person of perversity will spread dissent,
and he who whispers separates a close friend.
Proverbs 16:28
World English Bible
28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:14
Lexham English Bible
14 Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Proverbs 17:14
World English Bible
14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam,
therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
Proverbs 17:19
Lexham English Bible
19 He who loves transgression loves strife;
he who builds his high thresholds seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:19
World English Bible
19 He who loves disobedience loves strife.
One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 18:19
Lexham English Bible
19 A brother who is offended is worse than a city of strength,
and quarrels are like the bars of a fortification.
Proverbs 18:19
World English Bible
19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
Proverbs 20:3
Lexham English Bible
3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3
World English Bible
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 21:19
Lexham English Bible
19 Better to live in a land of wilderness
than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
Proverbs 21:19
World English Bible
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 22:10
Lexham English Bible
10 Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
quarrel and abuse will cease.
Proverbs 22:10
World English Bible
10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out;
yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Proverbs 25:8
Lexham English Bible
8 do not hastily bring out to court,
for[a] what will you do at its end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or “lest”
Proverbs 25:8
World English Bible
8 Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
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