Proverbs 3:30; Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 13:10; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 17:19; Proverbs 18:19; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 22:10; Proverbs 25:8; Proverbs 26:4–5; Proverbs 26:17; Proverbs 26:20–21; Proverbs 29:22; Proverbs 30:33

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Proverbs 3:30

30  vDo not contend with a man for no reason,

when he has done you no harm.


Proverbs 10:12

12  Hatred stirs up strife,

but wlove covers all offenses.


Proverbs 13:10

10  fBy insolence comes nothing but strife,

but with those who take advice is wisdom.


Proverbs 15:18

18  eA hot-tempered man fstirs up strife,

but he who is gslow to anger quiets contention.


Proverbs 16:28

28  aA dishonest man spreads strife,

and ba whisperer cseparates close friends.


Proverbs 17:14

14  The beginning of strife is like letting out water,

so gquit before the quarrel breaks out.


Proverbs 17:19

19  Whoever loves transgression loves strife;

he who lmakes his door high seeks destruction.


Proverbs 18:19

19  A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,

and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.


Proverbs 20:3

It is an honor for a man to dkeep aloof from strife,

but every fool will be quarreling.


Proverbs 21:19

19  It is wbetter to live in a desert land

than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.


Proverbs 22:10

10  cDrive out a scoffer, dand strife will go out,

and equarreling and abuse will cease.


Proverbs 25:8

wdo not hastily bring into court,1

for2 what will you do in the end,

when your neighbor puts you to shame?


Proverbs 26:4–5

bAnswer not a fool according to his folly,

lest you be like him yourself.

cAnswer a fool according to his folly,

lest he be dwise in his own eyes.


Proverbs 26:17

17  Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own

is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.


Proverbs 26:20–21

20  For lack of wood the fire goes out,

and where there is no pwhisperer, qquarreling ceases.

21  As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,

so is ra quarrelsome man for kindling strife.


Proverbs 29:22

22  dA man of wrath stirs up strife,

and one given to anger causes much transgression.


Proverbs 30:33

33  For pressing milk produces curds,

pressing the nose produces blood,

and pressing anger produces strife.