the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Green's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:3
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Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel.
Foolish people are always fighting, but avoiding quarrels will bring you honor.
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].
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
It is a glory for a man to cease quarreling,But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
It makes you look good when you avoid a fight— only fools love to quarrel.
Avoiding quarrels brings a person honor; for any fool can explode in anger.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
People who refuse to argue deserve respect. Any fool can start an argument.
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife; but every fool will delight in it.
Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.
It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
It is a mans honoure to kepe himself from strife, but they yt haue pleasure in braulinge, are fooles eueryone.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.
It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife: but every fool will be quarrelling.
It is onour to a man that departith hym silf fro stryuyngis; but fonned men ben medlid with dispisyngis.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
[It is] an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.
It is an honor for a man to keep away from fighting, but any fool will argue.
It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
Honour, hath the man who sitteth away from strife, but, any fool, may break through.
It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
It's a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights.
Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel.
Contextual Overview
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
Cross-References
And Abraham pulled up stakes from there to the land of the Negeb, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
And now return the wife of the man, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you shall live. And if you do not return her, know that dying you shall die, you and all that are yours.
And yet she really is my sister, daughter of my father; only not daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.
And it happened when God made me wander from my father's house, even I said to her, This is your kindness which you do to me: at every place where we come there, say of me, He is my brother.
Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male slaves, and slave-girls, and gave to Abraham. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you. Live where it pleases you.
And he dreamed. And, behold, a ladder was placed on the earth, its top reaching to the heavens. And, behold, the angels of God were going up and going down on it!
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, Watch out for yourself, that you not speak with Jacob from good to evil.
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brothers. And they increased to hate him still more.
And he dreamed still another dream, and told it to his brothers. And he said, Behold, I have dreamed another dream: And, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars were bowing themselves to me.
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.