Proverbs 15:18 - New Revised Standard Version

Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Common English Bible

Hotheads stir up conflict, but patient people calm down strife.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

Proverbs 15:18 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 19:43

But the people of Israel answered the people 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 people of Judah were fiercer than the words of the people of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 14:29

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

Proverbs 15:1

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

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.

Proverbs 16:14

A king's wrath is a messenger of death, and whoever is wise will appease it.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:24

Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,

Proverbs 25:15

With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break bones.

Proverbs 26:21

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

Proverbs 28:25

The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

Proverbs 29:22

One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.

Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.