Proverbs 20:3
It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
In Context
4A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: so also he who borrows corn in harvest.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17A passionate man acts inconsiderately; but a sensible man bears up under many things.
Proverbs 16:32A man slow to anger is better than a strong man; and he that governs his temper better than he that takes a city.
Proverbs 18:6The lips of a fool bring him into troubles, and his bold mouth calls for death.
Proverbs 21:24A bold and self-willed and insolent man is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.
Proverbs 26:17As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:3
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. See here, 1. How formidable kings are, and what a terror they strike upon those they are angry with. Their fear, with which (especially when they are absolute and their will is a law) they keep their subjects in awe, is as the roaring of a lion, which is very dreadful to the creatures he preys upon, and makes them tremble so that they cannot escape from him. Those princes that rule by wisdom and love rule… Read the whole commentary →