Proverbs 30:33

If you churn milk, it produces butter/curds, and if you hit someone hard on his nose, his nose bleeds; similarly, if you do something to cause people to become angry, strife usually results.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

In Context

32If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning to do something evil, stop it immediately [IDM]!

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:18Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.

Proverbs 17:14Starting a quarrel is like allowing water to start to leak out of a dam; they both need to be stopped before they get worse.

Proverbs 28:25Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:30-33

Four Things Majestic and Stately. 29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth… Read the whole commentary →

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