Proverbs 15:18
A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
In Context
17It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
19The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.
Cross References
Genesis 13:8Abram therefore said to Lot: Let there be no quarrel, I beseech thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen: for we are brethren.
1 Samuel 25:24And she fell at his feet, and said: Upon me let this iniquity be, my lord: let thy handmaid speak, I beseech thee, in thy ears: and hear the words of thy servant.
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes: and charity covereth all sins.
Proverbs 15:1A mild answer breaketh wrath: but a harsh word stirreth up fury.
Proverbs 22:24Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:
Proverbs 26:21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:17-18
16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Solomon had said in the foregoing verse that he who has not a large estate, or a great income, but a cheerful spirit, has a continual feast; Christian contentment, and joy in God, make the life easy and pleasant; now here he tells us what is necessary to that cheerfulness of spirit which will furnish a man with a continual feast, though he… Read the whole commentary →