Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.
New American Standard Bible
But any fool will
King James Version
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Holman Bible
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
International Standard Version
Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome.
A Conservative Version
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.
American Standard Version
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
Amplified
It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife [by handling situations with thoughtful foresight],
But any fool will [start a] quarrel [without regard for the consequences].
Bible in Basic English
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Darby Translation
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
Julia Smith Translation
Honor to a man ceasing from strife: and every foolish one will be irritated.
King James 2000
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
Modern King James verseion
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.
NET Bible
It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
New Heart English Bible
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
The Emphasized Bible
Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.
Webster
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
World English Bible
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
Youngs Literal Translation
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
Themes
Adjudication at law » To be avoided
Fools » Characteristics of » Meddlesomeness
Fools » Are » Given to meddling
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
2 The king ought to be feared as the roaring of a lion; whoso provoketh him unto anger, offendeth against his own soul. 3 It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one. 4 A slothful body will not go to plow, for cold of the winter; therefore shall he go a begging in Summer and have nothing.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 17:14
He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.
Proverbs 14:29
Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.
Proverbs 16:32
A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.
Proverbs 18:6
A fool's lips are ever brawling, and his mouth provoketh unto battle.
Proverbs 19:11
A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.
2 Kings 14:9
But Joash king of Israel sent again to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle in Lebanon sent to a cypress tree in Lebanon, saying, 'Give thy daughter to my son to wife.' But the wild beasts in Lebanon went and trod down the thistle.
Proverbs 14:17
An impatient man handleth foolishly; but he that is well advised, doth other ways.
Proverbs 21:24
He that is proud and presumptuous, is called a scornful man, which in wrath dare work maliciously.
Proverbs 25:8-10
Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.
Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 4:32-1
Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.
James 3:14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.
James 4:1
From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?