Matthew Henry · Verse 3
To engage in quarrels is the greatest folly that can be. Yield, and even give up just demands, for peace' sake.
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
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WEBBE
It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarrelling.
BSB
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
KJV
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
ASV
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
BBE
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
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