Proverbs 15:18

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹⁷ Better is a dish of vegetables where love is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
¹⁹ The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

Slow to Anger

Stirs Up Strife

Stirs Up Dissension

Proverbs 26:21

Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 28:25

An arrogant man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses.

Genesis 13:8-9

So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.

Judges 8:1-3

Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him vigorously.

1 Samuel 25:24-44

She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant.

2 Samuel 19:43-1

But the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, “We have ten parts in the king, therefore we also have more claim on David than you. Why then did you treat us with contempt? Was it not our advice first to bring back our king?” Yet the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife,
But love covers all transgressions.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man spreads strife,
And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 25:15

By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Acts 6:1-5

Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

James 1:19-20

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

James 3:14-16

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.