and there was quarrelling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)
Proverbs 20:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Honour belongs to the person who ends a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: But every fool will be meddling. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is an honor for a man to cease from strife and keep aloof from it, but every fool will quarrel. American Standard Version (1901) It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. Common English Bible It is honorable to back off from a fight, but fools jump right in. Catholic Public Domain Version Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. |
and there was quarrelling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)
So Abram said to Lot, ‘Please, let’s not have quarrelling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.
King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, ‘The thistle in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, “Give your daughter to my son as a wife.” Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, and one who schemes is hated.
A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions, than capturing a city.
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offence.
The arrogant and proud person, named ‘Mocker,’ acts with excessive arrogance.
A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.
What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?