Proverbs 20:3 - American Standard Version 2015

³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife;\par\tab But every fool will be quarrelling.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: But every fool will be meddling.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ It is an honor for a man to cease from strife and keep aloof from it, but every fool will quarrel.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Common English Bible

³ It is honorable to back off from a fight, but fools jump right in.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.

Proverbs 20:3 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 13:7

And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

Genesis 13:8

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.

2 Kings 14:9

And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.

Proverbs 14:17

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;\par\tab And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;\par\tab But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;\par\tab And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is {\i as} when one letteth out water:\par\tab Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips enter into contention,\par\tab And his mouth calleth for stripes.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;\par\tab And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 21:24

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name;\par\tab He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

Proverbs 26:17

He that passeth by, {\i and} vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,\par\tab Is {\i like} one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Ephesians 4:32

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.\par

James 3:14

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

James 4:1

Whence {\i come} wars and whence {\i come} fightings among you? {\i come they} not hence, {\i even} of your pleasures that war in your members?