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Proverbs 15:18

18 sA wrathful man stirs up strife,

But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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Proverbs 15:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 15:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife:

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 A hot-tempered person starts fights;

a cool-tempered person stops them.

Proverbs 15:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 People with quick tempers cause trouble,

but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;

But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 15:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 A hothead stirs up a fight, 

but one who holds his temper calms disputes. 

Proverbs 15:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,

but a man slow to anger calms strife.

Proverbs 15:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,

but those who are slow to anger calm contention.

Proverbs 15:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

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

Proverbs 15:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 A man who burns with anger stirs up fights.

But a person who is patient calms things down.

Proverbs 15:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

But the slow to anger calms a dispute.


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