Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
In Context
2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion; He who provoketh him sinneth against himself.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17He who is hasty in his anger will commit folly; And the man of wicked devices will be hated.
Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 18:6The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth calleth for blows.
Proverbs 21:24The proud and haughty,—scoffer is his name; He acteth with haughty arrogance.
Proverbs 26:17As one that taketh a dog by the ears, So is he who, passing by, is enraged on account of the quarrel of another.
Ephesians 4:32and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even 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 →