Logos Bible Study

Proverbs 15:18

Legacy Standard BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

18A ahot-tempered man stirs up strife,

But the bslow to anger cquiets a dispute.

Read in Logos

Cross references

  1. aProv 16:28; 26:21; 29:22
  2. bProv 14:29
  3. cGen 13:8; Prov 16:14; Eccl 10:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but one slow to anger calms strife.

NLTNew Living Translation

A hot-tempered person starts fights;

a cool-tempered person stops them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

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

KJV 1900King James Version

A wrathful man stirreth up strife:

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.