Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirs up contention, 2 but one who is slow to anger appeases strife. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
In Context
17Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, 2 than a fattened calf with hatred. 1
19The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, 2 but the path of the upright is a highway. 1
Cross References
Genesis 13:8Avram [Exalted father] said to Lot [Veil, Covering], “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up strife, 2 but love covers all rebellious breaches of relationships. + 10:12. Quoted in James 5:20; 1 Pet 4:8 1
Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, 2 but a harsh word stirs up anger. 1
Proverbs 22:24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, 2 and don’t associate with one who harbors anger: 1
Proverbs 26:21As coals are to hot embers, 2 and wood to fire, 2 so is a contentious man to kindling strife. 1
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 →