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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Cross references
- Proverbs 16:32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
- Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
- Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.