30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

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30 Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason,
    when he has done you no harm.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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12 Hatred awakens contention,
    but love covers all transgressions.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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10 Arrogance only brings quarreling,
    but those receiving advice are wise.

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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(B)

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18 The quickly angered man stirs up contention,
    but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.

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28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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28 A deceitful man stirs dissension,
    and anyone who gossips separates friends.

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14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)

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14 Starting a quarrel is like spilling water—
    so drop the dispute before it escalates.

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19 Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin;
    whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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19 The person who loves transgression loves strife;
    the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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19 An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city,
    and his disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

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It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
    but every fool(A) is quick to quarrel.(B)

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Avoiding strife brings a man honor,
    but every fool is quarrelsome.

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19 Better to live in a desert
    than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)

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19 It’s better to live in the wilderness
    than to live with a contentious and irritable woman.

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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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10 Throw out the mocker and strife departs, too;[a]
    furthermore, quarrels[b] and discord will end.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:10 The Heb. lacks too
  2. Proverbs 22:10 Or litigation

    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go

don’t be in a hurry to argue in court.
Otherwise, what will you do later on
    when your neighbor humiliates you?

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