Proverbs 20:3

Foolproof Instructions

² A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself. ³ It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel. ⁴ The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

Refrain From

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 14:29

A patient person shows great understanding,
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s insight gives him patience,
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

2 Kings 14:9

King Jehoash of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.

Proverbs 21:24

The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Ephesians 1:6-8

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

Ephesians 4:32-1

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

James 4:1

What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings that are at war within you?