Proverbs 15:18

Bible in Basic English 1965

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:43

And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

Proverbs 15:1

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Proverbs 15:19

Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

Proverbs 16:28

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

Proverbs 22:24

Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

Proverbs 25:15

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

Proverbs 26:21

Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

Proverbs 28:25

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

Matthew 5:9

Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.