Proverbs 20:3 - Tree of Life Version

³ It is honor for one to resolve a dispute, yet every fool quarrels.

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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

So there was a quarrel between the shepherds of Abram’s livestock and the shepherds of Lot’s livestock. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land then.)

Genesis 13:8

So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, or between my shepherds and yours, since we are relatives.

2 Kings 14:9

But King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, “The briar in Lebanon sent word to the cedar in Lebanon saying: ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ But a wild beast in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the briar.

Proverbs 14:17

One with a short temper acts foolishly, and one with crafty schemes is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

One who is slow to anger shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one exalts folly.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to be slow to anger than a mighty warrior. One who controls his temper is better than one who conquers a city.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.

Proverbs 18:6

The lips of a fool enter into an argument and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 19:11

Prudence makes one slow to anger and his glory is to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 21:24

A proud and haughty man —Mocker is his name— acts with overbearing pride.

Proverbs 26:17

Like one who takes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Ephesians 4:32

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also forgave you.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

James 4:1

Where do quarrels and conflicts among you come from? Don’t they come from this, namely your passions that battle within your body parts?