Proverbs 15:18 - Revised Standard Version

¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger appeases contention.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Hotheads stir up conflict, but patient people calm down strife.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

Proverbs 15:18 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.

Proverbs 16:14

A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and a wise man will appease it.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:24

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,

Proverbs 25:15

With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Proverbs 26:21

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

Proverbs 29:22

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for deference will make amends for great offenses.

Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.