Proverbs 20:3

In 11 translations

BSB

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

KJV

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

WEB

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

ASV

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

LSV

Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, || And every fool interferes.

YLT

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

DBY

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

DRC

It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.

GNV

It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

JPS

It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.

LXXE

It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כָּב֣וֹד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

LXX-Br

Δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας, πᾶς δὲ ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
• Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
• Proverbs 19:11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
• Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
• Ephesians 4:32–5:1Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
• Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
• James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
• Ephesians 1:6–8to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He…
• Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
• Proverbs 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
• James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
• Proverbs 25:8–10do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence, lest the one who hears may disgrace…
• 2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and…

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