"It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling."
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And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.