Proverbs 20:3
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- 7 Heb “man.”
- 8 Heb “cessation” (שֶׁבֶת, shevet); “to shun strife”; “refrain from strife.” One cannot avoid conflict altogether; but the proverb is instructing that at the first sign of conflict the honorable thing to do is to find a way to end it.
- 9 Heb “breaks out.” The Hitpael of the verb גָּלַע (gala’, “to expose; to lay bare”) means “to break out; to disclose oneself,” and so the idea of flaring up in a quarrel is clear. But there are also cognate connections to the idea of “showing the teeth; snarling” and so quarreling viciously.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
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KJV 1900King James Version
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife:
But every fool will be meddling.
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