Proverbs 13:10

In 11 translations

BSB

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

KJV

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

WEB

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

ASV

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

LSV

A vain man causes debate through pride, || And wisdom [is] with the counseled.

YLT

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.

DBY

By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

DRC

Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

GNV

Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.

JPS

By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

LXXE

A bad man does evil with insolence: but they that are judges of themselves are wise.

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Original-language editions

WLC

רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נ֖וֹעָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Κακὸς μεθʼ ὕβρεως πράσσει κακὰ, οἱ δʼ ἑαυτῶν ἐπιγνώμονες σοφοί.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 19:20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
• Proverbs 12:15–16The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel. A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
• 1 Timothy 6:4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
• Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
• James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
• 3 John 1:9–10I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction. So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he…
• James 3:14–16But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish…
• Luke 22:24A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
• Acts 6:1–5In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. So the…
• James 4:5–6Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
• Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
• 1 Kings 12:10–11The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My…
• Luke 14:28–32Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees…
• 1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house,…
• Judges 12:1–6Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you…

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