Proverbs 15:18–19

18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns:

But the way of the righteous is made plain.

18 A hot-tempered person starts fights;

a cool-tempered person stops them.

19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,

but the path of the upright is an open highway.

18 A wrathful man stirs up strife,

But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,

But the way of the upright is a highway.

18 People with quick tempers cause trouble,

but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

19 A lazy person’s life is like a patch of thorns,

but an honest person’s life is like a smooth highway.

18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;

But the path of the upright is made a highway.

18 A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.

18 A hothead stirs up a fight, 

but one who holds his temper calms disputes. 

19 The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, 

but the road of decent people is an ⸤open⸥ highway. 

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,

but a man slow to anger calms strife.

19 A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,

but those who are slow to anger calm contention.

19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,

but the path of the upright is a level highway.

18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,

but he who is slow to anger, he will calm contention.

19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

18 A man who burns with anger stirs up fights.

But a person who is patient calms things down.

19 The way of people who don’t want to work is blocked with thorns.

But the path of honest people is a wide road.

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

But the slow to anger calms a dispute.

19 The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,

But the path of the upright is a highway.