Proverbs 20:3

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It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

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  • Prov 17:14 : 14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.
  • Prov 18:6 : 6 A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
  • Prov 19:11 : 11 A person’s wisdom makes them slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
  • 2 Kgs 14:9 : 9 Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, 'A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.
  • Prov 21:24 : 24 The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.
  • Prov 25:8-9 : 8 Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame. 9 Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret. 10 Lest the one who hears it brings shame upon you, and your slander is not retracted.
  • Eph 1:6-8 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, 8 which He lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding.
  • Eph 4:32-5:1 : 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ. 1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth.
  • Jas 4:1 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 14:16-17
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    75%

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 26:17
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    17Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is someone who meddles in a quarrel not their own.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 29:9
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    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Prov 17:27-28
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    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 19:10-11
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    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

    11A person’s wisdom makes them slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 18:1-2
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    1One who isolates himself seeks his own desires; he quarrels against all sound wisdom.

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 17:14
    73%

    14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.

  • Prov 18:6
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    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

  • Prov 29:22-23
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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  • Eccl 7:9
    73%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 22:10
    72%

    10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will go away; strife and insults will cease.

  • Eccl 10:3-4
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    72%

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

    4If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    72%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • Prov 3:30
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    30Do not accuse anyone for no reason, when they have done you no harm.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Eccl 9:17
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    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 7:5
    71%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

    4The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 10:18
    71%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 24:7
    71%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 13:10
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    10Where there is pride, there is strife, but wisdom is found in those who take counsel.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 18:13
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    13To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

  • Prov 26:1
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    1Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.