New King James Version
Proverbs 20:3
3It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Proverbs 20:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- New International Version (NIV)It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.
Context of Proverbs 20:3
1Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise. 2The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. 4The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Read all of Proverbs 20Proverbs 20:3 word by word
כָּב֣וֹד לָ֭אִישׁ שֶׁ֣בֶת מֵרִ֑יב וְכָל־אֱ֝וִ֗יל יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 20:3
- Proverbs 14:29He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
- Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
- Proverbs 19:11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
- Proverbs 25:8Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame?
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
- Ephesians 4:32And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
- Ephesians 5:1Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
- Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calls for blows.
- Proverbs 21:24A proud and haughty man— “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.
- 2 Kings 14:9And Jehoash 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 your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
- James 3:14But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
- James 4:1Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
Commentaries on Proverbs 20:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3It is an honoer for a man - The same sentiment as Proverbs 19:11.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Meddling - See Proverbs 17:14 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3Verse 3 To engage in quarrels is the greatest folly that can be. Yield, and even give up just demands, for peace' sake.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. to cease from strife--or, better, "to dwell from or without strife," denoting the habit of life. fool ... meddling--(Pr 17:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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