Proverbs 15:18

New International Version

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(A)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(B)

Proverbs 15:18

King James Version

¹⁸A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

¹⁸^(A)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

³It is to one’s honor to avoid strife,
but every fool^(A) is quick to quarrel.^(B)

³It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

³^(A)It is honorable for a man to stop striving,
Since any fool can start a quarrel.

New International Version (NIV)