Proverbs 20:3 
Context| NETBible | It is an honor for a person 1 to cease 2 from strife, but every fool quarrels. 3 |
| NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:3 |
It is to a man’s honour to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. |
| NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:3 |
Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, But any fool will quarrel. |
| NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:3 |
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling. |
| MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:3 |
It's a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:3 |
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:3 |
It is honorable to refrain from strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:3 |
It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel. |
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| NETBible | It is an honor for a person 1 to cease 2 from strife, but every fool quarrels. 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “man.” 2 tn Heb “cessation” (שֶׁבֶת, shevet); NAB “to shun strife”; NRSV “refrain from strife.” 2 sn One cannot avoid conflict altogether; but the proverb is instructing that at the first sign of conflict the honorable thing to do is to find a way to end it. 3 tn Heb “breaks out.” The Hitpael of the verb גָּלַע (gala’, “to expose; to lay bare”) means “to break out; to disclose oneself,” and so the idea of flaring up in a quarrel is clear. But there are also cognate connections to the idea of “showing the teeth; snarling” and so quarreling viciously. |
