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| ESV |
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
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| NIV |
It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
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| NLT |
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.
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| LXX |
δόξα ἀνδρὶ ἀποστρέφεσθαι λοιδορίας πᾶςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17 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. ἄφρων τοιούτοις συμπλέκεται |
| KJV |
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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Proverbs 20:2 ← Proverbs 20:3 → Proverbs 20:4
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