Proverbs 20:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.”
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“It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
King James Version · Public Domain“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:3 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
- Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
- Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 19:11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
- Proverbs 25:8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Proverbs 26:17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
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