A hot-temperedmanstirsup strife,But the slowto angercalmsa dispute.
[Like] charcoalto hotembersand woodto fire,So is a contentiousmanto kindlestrife.
A gentleanswerturnsawaywrath,But a harshwordstirsup anger.
"Blessedare the peacemakers,for they shall be calledsonsof God.
An angrymanstirsup strife,And a hot-temperedmanaboundsin transgression.
He whois slowto angerhas greatunderstanding,But he whois quick-temperedexaltsfolly.
Ifthe ruler'stemperrisesagainstyou, do not abandonyour position,becausecomposureallaysgreatoffenses.
A perversemanspreadsstrife,And a slandererseparatesintimatefriends.
Hatredstirsup strife,But lovecoversalltransgressions.
An arrogantman stirsup strife,But he who trustsin the LORDwill prosper.
By forbearancea rulermay be persuaded,And a softtonguebreaksthe bone.
But the menof Israelansweredthe menof Judahand said,"We have tenpartsin the king,therefore we alsohave more[claim] on Davidthanyou. Whythen did you treatus with contempt?Was it not our advicefirstto bringbackour king?"Yet the wordsof the menof Judahwere harsherthanthe wordsof the menof Israel.
The wayof the lazyis as a hedgeof thorns,But the pathof the uprightis a highway.
The furyof a kingis [like] messengersof death,But a wisemanwill appeaseit.
Do not associatewith a man[given] to anger;Or gowith a hot-temperedman,
