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Proverbs 20:3

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3It is an honor for a man to dkeep aloof from strife,

but every fool will be quarreling.

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  1. d[ch. 17:14]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,

but every fool is quick to quarrel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,

but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

NLTNew Living Translation

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;

only fools insist on quarreling.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,

but every fool will be quick to quarrel.

KJV 1900King James Version

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:

But every fool will be meddling.