| Proverbs by Topic
Anger, Hatred,
Contention
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| | Proverbs 3:30
30 Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
Proverbs 6:34
34 For jealousy is a husband’s fury; Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 9:8
8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 10:12
12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.
Proverbs 10:18
18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 12:8
8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
Proverbs 11:23
23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 12:16
16 A fool's wrath is known at once, but a prudent man covers shame.
Proverbs 13:10
10 By pride comes nothing but strife, but with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 14:16-17
16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident. 17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated. |
| Proverbs 14:20-21
20 The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends. 21 He who despises his neighbor sins; but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 14:29
29 He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:35
35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.
Proverbs 15:1
1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:17-18
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred. 18 A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays contention.
Proverbs 16:14
14 As messengers of death is the king's wrath, but a wise man will appease it.
Proverbs 16:26
26 The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.
Proverbs 16:32
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 17:1
1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:14
14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:19
19 He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 18:6
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.
Proverbs 18:18-19
18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart. 19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and contentions are like the bars of a castle
Proverbs 19:7
7 All the brothers of the poor hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He may pursue them with words, yet they abandon him.
Proverbs 19:11-12
11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression. 12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
19 A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 20:2-3
2 The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. 3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
Proverbs 21:9
9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:14
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:19
19 Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Proverbs 21:24
24 A proud and haughty man—"Scoffer" is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.
Proverbs 22:8
8 He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, and the rod of his anger will fail.
Proverbs 22:10
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
Proverbs 22:25
24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go, 25 Lest you learn his ways and set a snare for your soul.
Proverbs 23:29-30
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? 30 Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine.
Proverbs 25:8
8 Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame?
Proverbs 25:17
17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you.
Proverbs 25:23
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Proverbs 26:17
17 He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:20-21
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. 21 As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Proverbs 26:24-26, 28
24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips, and lays up deceit within himself; 25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart; 26 Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. 28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 27:3-4
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them. 4 Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:15
15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
Proverbs 28:4
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.
Proverbs 28:25
25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.
Proverbs 29:8-10
8 Scoffers set a city aflame, but wise men turn away wrath. 9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace. 10 The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, but the upright seek his well-being.
Proverbs 29:22
22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 30:21-23
21 For three things the earth is perturbed, Yes, for four it cannot bear up: 22 For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food, 23 A hateful woman when she is married, and a maidservant who succeeds her mistress.
Proverbs 30:33
33 For as the churning of milk produces butter, and wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife. | | |
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