Proverbs 20:3
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Det er en ære for en mann at han holder seg borte fra trette, men enhver dåre viser tenner.
- OTB
- Å unngå strid er en ære for en person, men enhver dåre er snar til å krangle.
- B1930
- Det er en ære for en mann at han holder sig borte fra trette, men enhver dåre viser tenner.
- BSB
- It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
- KJV
- It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- WEB
- It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
- ASV
- It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
- DARBY
- It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
- BLB
- An honor to a man is cessation from strife, and every fool will quarrel.
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Kryssreferanser
Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Les i sammenhengEphesians 4:32–5:1
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 18:6
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Les i sammenhengJames 4:1
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Les i sammenhengJames 3:14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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