Proverbs 20:2-4

The Message

²Quick-tempered leaders are like mad dogs—
cross them and they bite your head off.

³It’s a mark of good character to avert quarrels,
but fools love to pick fights.

⁴A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring
has nothing to harvest in the fall.

Proverbs 20:2-4

New International Version

²A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;^(A)
those who anger him forfeit their lives.^(B)

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

⁴Sluggards^(E) do not plow in season;
so at harvest time they look but find nothing.^(F)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)