Proverbs 20:3

Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

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Genesis 13:8
Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Proverbs 17:27
He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

Proverbs 18:19
A brother wounded is like a strong town, and violent acts are like a locked tower.

Proverbs 21:23
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 29:8
Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

Romans 12:18
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

Hebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

Hebrews 12:15
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

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2 Samuel 2:14
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.

Luke 14:31
Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

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2 Chronicles 35:21
But he sent representatives to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against those with whom I am at war; and God has given me orders to go forward quickly: keep out of God's way, for he is with me, or he will send destruction on you.

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Psalms 53:1
To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

Proverbs 10:18
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

Proverbs 27:3
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

Proverbs 28:26
He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

Jeremiah 17:11
Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

Matthew 7:26
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;

Luke 11:39
And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

Luke 11:40
O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

Romans 1:22
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

Ephesians 5:15
Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

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Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

Ephesians 5:1
Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

Colossians 3:12
As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

Colossians 3:13
Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

Colossians 3:14
And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

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Proverbs 13:10
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

Philippians 2:3
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

2 Timothy 2:14
Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.

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