A passionate man stirs up strife; but [he that is] slow to anger appeases even a rising one. A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs [them] up.
KJV
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Parallel Translations
A passionate man stirs up strife; but [he that is] slow to anger appeases even a rising one. A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs [them] up.
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:21Proverbs 15:1Matthew 5:9Proverbs 29:22Proverbs 14:29Ecclesiastes 10:4James 1:19–20Proverbs 16:28Proverbs 10:12Proverbs 28:25James 3:14–16Genesis 13:8–91 Samuel 25:24–44Acts 6:1–5Proverbs 25:15
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