Proverbs 20:3 Cross References - BSB

³ It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

⁹ But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

¹⁷ A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

²⁹ A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

³² He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

¹⁴ To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

⁶ A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

¹¹ A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

²⁴ Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

⁸ do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? ⁹ Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence, ¹⁰ lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.

⁶ to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One. ⁷ In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace ⁸ that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

³² Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

¹⁴ But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

¹ What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?