“A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.”
— WEB
Proverbs 15:18
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
— KJV
“A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Here is, 1. Passion the great make-bate. Thence come wars and fightings. Anger strikes the fire which sets cities and churches into a flame: A wrathful man, with his peevish passionate reflections, stirs up strife, and sets people together by the ears; he gives occasion to others to quarrel, and takes the occasion that others give, though ever so trifling. When men carry their resentments too far, one quarrel still produces another. 2. Meekness the great peace-maker: He that is slow to anger not only prevents strife, that it be not kindled, but appeases it if it be already kindled, brings water to the flame, unites those again that have fallen out, and by gentle methods brings them to mutual concessions for peace-sake.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary (public domain)
(Compare Pro 14:29; Pro 16:32).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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