Proverbs 15:18

English Standard Version 2016

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

Cross References

Proverbs 26:21

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

Proverbs 15:1

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

Matthew 5:9

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

Proverbs 29:22

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

Proverbs 14:29

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

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.

Proverbs 16:28

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

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 28:25

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

Proverbs 25:15

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

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 15:19

The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of 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 22:24

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