Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 18 Holy Bible
A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
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A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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A wrathful man stirs up contention, But one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
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A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - A wrathful man stirreth up strife (contention). This clause recurs almost identically in Proverbs 29:22 (comp. also Proverbs 26:21 and Proverbs 28:25). He that is slow to anger appeaseth strife (Proverbs 14:29). In the former clause the word for "contention" is madon, in the latter "strife" is rib, which often means "law dispute." It requires two to make a quarrel, and where one keeps his temper and will not be provoked, anger must subside. Vulgate, "He who is patient soothes aroused quarrels (suscitatas)." Septuagint, "A long suffering man appeases even a coming battle." "Regina rerum omnium patientia." The LXX. here introduces a second rendering of the verse: "A long suffering man will quench suits; but the impious rather awaketh them."
