Proverbs 15:18

Hebrew
ESV
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
NIV
A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.
NLT
A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.
LXX
ἀνὴρ θυμώδης παρασκευάζει μάχας μακρόθυμος δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
μέλλουσαν καταπραΰνει μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ κατασβέσει κρίσεις plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀσεβὴς ἐγείρει μᾶλλον
KJV
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:17 ← Proverbs 15:18 → Proverbs 15:19

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