Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. New Living Translation Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. English Standard Version It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. Berean Standard Bible It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel. King James Bible It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. New King James Version It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. New American Standard Bible Avoiding strife is an honor for a person, But any fool will quarrel. NASB 1995 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel. NASB 1977 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel. Legacy Standard Bible It is a glory for a man to cease quarreling, But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute. Amplified Bible It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife [by handling situations with thoughtful foresight], But any fool will [start a] quarrel [without regard for the consequences]. Christian Standard Bible Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel. Holman Christian Standard Bible It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel. American Standard Version It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling. Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is the glory of a man whenever he separates a dispute, and every fool mocks it. Brenton Septuagint Translation It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters. Contemporary English Version It makes you look good when you avoid a fight--only fools love to quarrel. Douay-Rheims Bible It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. English Revised Version It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife: but every fool will be quarrelling. GOD'S WORD® Translation Avoiding a quarrel is honorable. After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight. Good News Translation Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them. International Standard Version Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome. JPS Tanakh 1917 It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be snarling. Literal Standard Version Cessation from strife is an honor to a man, | And every fool interferes. Majority Standard Bible It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel. New American Bible A person gains honor by avoiding strife, while every fool starts a quarrel. NET Bible It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels. New Revised Standard Version It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. New Heart English Bible It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling. Webster's Bible Translation It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. World English Bible It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. Young's Literal Translation An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wine is a Mocker…2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life. 3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel. 4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.… Cross References Genesis 13:7 And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land. Genesis 13:8 So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers. Proverbs 17:14 To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out. Treasury of Scripture It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. an Proverbs 14:29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. but Proverbs 14:17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. Proverbs 18:6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. Proverbs 21:24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. Jump to Previous Aloof Avoid Cease Cessation Fighting Fool Foolish Honor Honour Intermeddleth Keeping Meddling Quarrel Quarreling Quarrelling Quick Rusheth Snarling Strife WarJump to Next Aloof Avoid Cease Cessation Fighting Fool Foolish Honor Honour Intermeddleth Keeping Meddling Quarrel Quarreling Quarrelling Quick Rusheth Snarling Strife WarProverbs 20 1. Proper Living(3) But every fool.--Self-willed person. (Comp. Proverbs 1:22.) Will be meddling.--Or, rather, shewing his teeth: (Comp. Proverbs 17:14) thinking that his own personal dignity is at stake. Verse 3. - It is an honour to a man to cease from strife; or better, as Delitzsch and others, to remain far from strife. A prudent man will not only abstain from causing quarrel, but will hold himself aloof from all contention, and thus will have due care for his own honour and dignity. How different is this from the modern cede, which makes a man's honour consist in his readiness to avenge fancied injury at the risk of his own or his neighbour's life! Septuagint, "It is a glory to a man to hold himself aloof from revilings." Every fool will be meddling (see on Proverbs 17:14; 18:1). Delitzsch, "Whoever is a fool showeth his teeth," finds pleasure in strife. Septuagint, "Every fool involves himself in such," as in ver. 1.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew It is honorableכָּב֣וֹד (kā·ḇō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness for a man לָ֭אִישׁ (lā·’îš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person to resolve שֶׁ֣בֶת (še·ḇeṯ) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7674: Rest, interruption, cessation a dispute, מֵרִ֑יב (mê·rîḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute but any וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every fool אֱ֝וִ֗יל (’ĕ·wîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 191: Foolish will quarrel. יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ (yiṯ·gal·lā‘) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1566: To expose, lay bare Links Proverbs 20:3 NIVProverbs 20:3 NLT Proverbs 20:3 ESV Proverbs 20:3 NASB Proverbs 20:3 KJV Proverbs 20:3 BibleApps.com Proverbs 20:3 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:3 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:3 French Bible Proverbs 20:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:3 It is an honor for a man (Prov. 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