Proverbs 15:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.”
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“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 15:18 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.
- Judges 8:1Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
- 1 Samuel 25:24She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
- 2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.
- Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 16:28A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Proverbs 26:21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Matthew 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Acts 6:1In 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.
- James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
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