Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirs up contention,but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
New Heart English 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,than a fattened calf with hatred.
19The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,but the path of the upright is a highway.
Cross References
Genesis 13:8Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.
1 Samuel 25:24She fell at his feet, and said, "On me, my lord, on me be the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in your ears. Hear the words of your handmaid.
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath,but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 22:24Do not befriend a hot-tempered man,and do not associate with one who harbors anger:
Proverbs 26:21As coals are to hot embers,and wood to fire,so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
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 →