Frowardness [08419] is in his heart [03820], he deviseth [02790] mischief [07451] continually [06256]; he soweth [07971] discord [04090] [04066].soweth: Heb. casteth forth
A wrathful [02534] man [0376] stirreth up [01624] strife [04066]: but he that is slow [0750] to anger [0639] appeaseth [08252] strife [07379].
A froward [08419] man [0376] soweth [07971] strife [04066]: and a whisperer [05372] separateth [06504] chief friends [0441].soweth: Heb. sendeth forth
The beginning [07225] of strife [04066] is as when one letteth out [06362] water [04325]: therefore leave off [05203] contention [07379], before [06440] it be meddled [01566] with.
A brother [0251] offended [06586] is harder to be won than a strong [05797] city [07151]: and their contentions [04066] [04079] are like the bars [01280] of a castle [0759].
It is better [02896] to dwell [03427] in a corner [06438] of the housetop [01406], than with a brawling [04066] [04079] woman [0802] in a wide [02267] house [01004].a brawling…: Heb. a woman of contentionsa wide…: Heb. an house of society
It is better [02896] to dwell [03427] in the wilderness [04057] [0776], than with a contentious [04066] [04079] and an angry [03708] woman [0802].in…: Heb. in the land of the desert
Cast out [01644] the scorner [03887], and contention [04066] shall go out [03318]; yea, strife [01779] and reproach [07036] shall cease [07673].
Who hath woe [0188]? who hath sorrow [017]? who hath contentions [04066] [04079]? who hath babbling [07879]? who hath wounds [06482] without cause [02600]? who hath redness [02448] of eyes [05869]?
It is better [02896] to dwell [03427] in the corner [06438] of the housetop [01406], than with a brawling [04066] [04079] woman [0802] and in a wide [02267] house [01004].
Where no [0657] wood [06086] is, there the fire [0784] goeth out [03518]: so where there is no talebearer [05372], the strife [04066] ceaseth [08367].Where no…: Heb. Without woodtalebearer: or, whispererceaseth: Heb. is silent
As coals [06352] are to burning coals [01513], and wood [06086] to fire [0784]; so is a contentious [04066] [04079] man [0376] to kindle [02787] strife [07379].
A continual [02956] dropping [01812] in a very rainy [05464] day [03117] and a contentious [04066] [04079] woman [0802] are alike [07737].
He that is of a proud [07342] heart [05315] stirreth up [01624] strife [04066]: but he that putteth his trust [0982] in the Lord [03068] shall be made fat [01878].
An angry [0639] man [0376] stirreth up [01624] strife [04066], and a furious [02534] man [01167] aboundeth in [07227] transgression [06588].