Proverbs 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
Proverbs 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.”
Proverbs 20:3 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.”
Proverbs 20:3 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.”
Proverbs 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.”
Proverbs 20:3 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.”
Proverbs 20:3 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:3 in Context — Proverbs 20
1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
What Does Proverbs 20:3 Mean?
Proverbs 20:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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