Proverbs 15:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

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  • Prov 26:21 : 21 As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
  • Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for yielding pacifies great offenses.
  • Matt 5:9 : 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
  • Acts 6:1-5 : 1 In those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a complaint by the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, It is not right that we should leave the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. 5 This proposal pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.
  • Prov 28:25 : 25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be made prosperous.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
  • Prov 25:15 : 15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
  • Gen 13:8-9 : 8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before you? separate yourself, I pray you, from me: if you will take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if you depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
  • Judg 8:1-3 : 1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way, that you did not call us when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they argued with him sharply. 2 And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison to you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? 3 God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison to you? Then their anger was pacified toward him when he said that.
  • 1 Sam 25:24-44 : 24 And she fell at his feet and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be; and let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant. 25 Please do not let my lord regard this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal. 27 And now this blessing, which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord. 28 Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant, for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD, and evil has not been found in you all your days. 29 Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life; but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD your God; and the lives of your enemies, He shall sling out, as from the pocket of a sling. 30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD has done for my lord according to all the good He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you ruler over Israel, 31 that this will be no grief to you, nor a cause of remorse of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant. 32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand. 34 For indeed, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely by morning light no males would have been left to Nabal. 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and respected your person. 36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. 37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. 38 And it came about ten days later that the LORD struck Nabal, and he died. 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil; for the LORD has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her to him as a wife. 40 And when the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you, to take you to him as a wife. 41 And she arose and bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, Behold, let your maidservant be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five maids accompanying her; so she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife. 43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and so both of them were his wives. 44 But Saul had given Michal, his daughter, David's wife, to Palti, the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
  • 2 Sam 19:43-20:1 : 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you; why then did you despise us, that our advice was not first in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. 1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew a trumpet and said, We have no part in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: 20 For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
  • Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work.

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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

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  • Prov 15:1
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  • Prov 14:29
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  • Prov 17:14
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    14The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.

  • Prov 16:32
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    32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

  • Prov 16:28-29
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  • Prov 15:17
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    17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox with hatred.

  • Prov 26:21
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    21As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

  • Prov 20:2-3
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    11The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

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    25He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in the LORD shall be made prosperous.

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    14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a reward in the bosom pacifies strong wrath.

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    19Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

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    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

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    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

  • Eccl 7:9
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    9Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil.

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    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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    24Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go,

  • Prov 17:1
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  • Prov 30:33
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    33Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

  • Prov 26:17-18
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    17He who passes by and meddles in strife not belonging to him is like one who takes a dog by the ears.

    18Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

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    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

  • Prov 10:12
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    12Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.

  • Prov 22:10
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    10By pride comes only contention, but with the well advised is wisdom.

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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?

  • Job 5:2
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    2For anger kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

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    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

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    6A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Prov 19:13
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    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

  • Prov 3:30
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    30Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

  • Prov 17:27
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  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

  • Prov 6:34
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    34For jealousy is a husband's fury: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

  • Prov 25:15
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    15By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, and a gentle tongue breaks a bone.

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    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.