Proverbs 13:10
Good News Translation
Arrogance causes nothing but trouble. It is wiser to ask for advice.

New Revised Standard Version
By insolence the heedless make strife, but wisdom is with those who take advice.

Contemporary English Version
Too much pride causes trouble. Be sensible and take advice.

New American Bible
The stupid sow discord by their insolence, but wisdom is with those who take counsel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

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Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

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Proverbs 21:24 The proud and the arrogant is called ignorant, who in anger worketh pride.

Judges 12:1-6 But behold there arose a sedition in Ephraim. And passing towards the north, they said to Jephte: When thou wentest to fight against the children of Ammon, why wouldst thou not call us, that we might go with thee? Therefore we will burn thy house. . . .

1 Kings 12:10,11,16 And the young men that had been brought up with him, said: Thus shalt thou speak to this people, who have spoken to thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, do thou ease us. Thou shalt say to them: My little finger is thicker than the back of my father. . . .

2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast beaten and prevailed over Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up; be content with this glory, and sit at home; why provokest thou evil, that thou shouldst fall, and Juda with thee?

Luke 22:24 And there was also a strife amongst them, which of them should seem to be the greater.

1 Timothy 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

James 3:14-16 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth. . . .

James 4:1,5,6 From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members? . . .

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Proverbs 12:15,16 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels. . . .

Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.

Proverbs 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 20:18 Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.

Proverbs 25:8 The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend.

Judges 8:1-3 And the men of Ephraim said to him: What is this that thou meanest to do, that thou wouldst not call us, when thou wentest to fight against Madian? And they chid him sharply, and almost offered violence. . . .

Luke 14:28-32 For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it: . . .

Acts 6:1-5 And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. . . .

Context
A Father's Discipline
9The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.11Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand, shall increase.…
Cross References
Judges 19:30
And when every one had seen this, they all cried out: There was never such a thing done in Israel, from the day that our fathers came up out of Egypt, until this day: give sentence, and decree in common what ought to be done.

Proverbs 13:9
The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 13:11
Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand, shall increase.

Proverbs 13:9
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