Proverbs 20:3
כָּבוֹד לָאִישׁ שֶׁבֶת מֵרִיב וְכָל ־ אֱוִיל יִתְגַּלָּֽע ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
In Context
2נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר אֵימַת מֶלֶךְ מִתְעַבְּרוֹ חוֹטֵא נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
4מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17קְֽצַר ־ אַפַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂה אִוֶּלֶת וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא ׃
Proverbs 16:32טוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִֽיר ׃
Proverbs 18:6שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא ׃
Proverbs 21:24זֵד יָהִיר לֵץ שְׁמוֹ עוֹשֶׂה בְּעֶבְרַת זָדֽוֹן ׃
Proverbs 26:17מַחֲזִיק בְּאָזְנֵי ־ כָלֶב עֹבֵר מִתְעַבֵּר עַל ־ רִיב לֹּֽא ־ לֽוֹ ׃
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 →