Proverbs 30:33

Modern English Version

For as the churning of the milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.

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An angry man stirs up strife, and a temperamental man abounds in transgression.

He who is greedy stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so stop the contention before fighting begins.

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

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

An angry man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel.

He then brought butter and milk and the calf that he had prepared and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: