Proverbs 20:3

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Proverbs 20:3

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

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One slow to anger, hath great understanding, but, the hasty in spirit, exalteth folly.

Better he that is slow to anger, than a hero, and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that captureth a city.

A letting forth of water, is the beginning of strife, therefore, before it breaketh out, abandon, contention.

The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.

Do not go forth to strive in haste, - lest thou know not what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame.

Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, -

And be ye gracious one to another, tenderly affectionate, in favour forgiving one another - even as, God also, in Christ, hath in favour forgiven you;

Become ye, therefore, imitators of God, as children beloved,

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The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is hated.

the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.

A haughty insolent one - Scoffer is his name, is he that acteth in a transport of pride.

And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying - Give thy daughter to my son to wife, - and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle:

But, if, bitter jealousy, ye have, and rivalry, in your hearts; be not boasting and showing yourselves false against the truth!

Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence - due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members?