Proverbs 20:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

³ It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: But every fool will be meddling.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ 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)

³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Common English Bible

³ It is honorable to back off from a fight, but fools jump right in.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.

Proverbs 20:3 Cross References

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Ephesians 4:32

and be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 14:29

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

James 4:1

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

James 3:14

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Proverbs 21:24

Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

Proverbs 14:17

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

2 Kings 14:9

And Jeho´ash the king of Israel sent to Amazi´ah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

Genesis 13:7

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Per´izzite dwelt then in the land.

Genesis 13:8

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

Proverbs 26:17

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.