Proverbs 20:3 - King James 2000

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

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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 Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled then in the land.

Genesis 13:8

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your 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 your 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 quickly angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like releasing water: therefore leave off contention, before a quarrel starts.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man delays his anger; and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

Proverbs 21:24

Proud and haughty scoffer is his name, who deals in arrogant pride.

Proverbs 26:17

He that passes by, and meddles with a quarrel not belonging to him, is like one that takes a dog by the ears.

Ephesians 4:32

And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth.

James 4:1

From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?