Proverbs 20:3
Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
In Context
4Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17Quick-tempered people act foolishly, while people who make evil plans are hated.
Proverbs 16:32Better to be slow to anger than to be powerful, better to have self-control than to conquer a town.
Proverbs 18:6What stupid people say gets them into fights, as if they're asking for a beating.
Proverbs 21:24A proud, conceited, mocker—that's the name of those who act with insolent arrogance.
Proverbs 26:17Interfering in someone else's quarrel is like grabbing a stray dog by the ears.
Ephesians 4:32Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
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 →