Proverbs 20:3

God's Word

Avoiding a quarrel is honorable. After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.

Cross References

Genesis 13:7

Quarrels broke out between Abram’s herders and Lot’s herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)

Genesis 13:8

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have any more quarrels between us or between our herders. After all, we’re relatives.

2 Kings 14:9

King Jehoash of Israel sent this message to King Amaziah of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon. It said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son,’ but a wild animal from Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

Proverbs 14:17

A short-tempered person acts stupidly, and a person who plots evil is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is ⌞like⌟ opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.

Proverbs 18:6

By talking, a fool gets into an argument, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 19:11

A person with good sense is patient, and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.

Proverbs 21:24

An arrogant, conceited person is called a mocker. His arrogance knows no limits.

Proverbs 26:17

⌞Like⌟ grabbing a dog by the ears, ⌞so⌟ is a bystander who gets involved in someone else’s quarrel.

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind to each other, sympathetic, forgiving each other as God has forgiven you through Christ.

James 3:14

But if you are bitterly jealous and filled with self-centered ambition, don’t brag. Don’t say that you are wise when it isn’t true.

James 4:1

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren’t they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you?