Spreuken 20:3

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling

Het is een eer voor een man buiten twist te blijven, maar alwie dwaas is zoekt ruzie.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Het is den man ene eer van het twisten af te laten; maar wie gaarne twist is een dwaas.

Staten Vertaling
Het is eer voor een man, van twist af te blijven; maar ieder dwaas zal er zich in mengen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an: Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 25:8-10, Ephesians 1:6-8, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 5:1

but: Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 21:24, 2 Kings 14:9, James 3:14, James 4:1

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:10 - why shouldest 2 Chronicles 25:17 - let us see 2 Chronicles 25:19 - why shouldest Proverbs 18:1 - intermeddleth Proverbs 26:17 - passeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife,.... As Abraham did, Genesis 13:7; when engaged in a quarrel with his neighbour, or in a lawsuit, or in a religious controversy, especially when he finds he is in the wrong; and indeed, if he is in the right, when he perceives it is like to issue in no good, and is only about words to no profit, it is an honour to drop it;

but every fool will be meddling; with things he has no concern in, or is not equal to; yet will carry on the debate, though it is to his disgrace; see Proverbs 17:14.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Meddling - See Proverbs 17:14 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 20:3. It is an honour for a man — The same sentiment as Proverbs 19:11.