Proverbs 15:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. | A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute. | A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a person of | אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| rage | חֵ֭מָה | CHE-mah | H2534 | rageחֱמָא (che.ma) anger, rage Aramaic of che.mah (חֵמָה "rage" H2534) |
| he stirs up | יְגָרֶ֣ה | ye-ga-REH | H1624 | to stir upגָּרָה (ga.rah) 1) to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up 1a) (Piel) to stir up strife, excite strife 1b)(Hithpael) 1b1) to excite oneself against, engage in strife 1b2) to excite oneself (against foe), wage war |
| strife | מָד֑וֹן | ma-DON | H4066 | strifeמָדוֹן (ma.don) 1) strife, contention 1a) strife, contention 1b) object of contention |
| and a [person] long of | וְאֶ֥רֶך | ve-'E-rekh | H0750 | slowאָרֵךְ (a.rekh) 1) long (pinions) 2) patient, slow to anger |
| angers | אַ֝פַּ֗יִם | 'a-PA-yim | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| he makes quiet | יַשְׁקִ֥יט | yash-KIT | H8252 | to quietשָׁקַט (sha.qat) 1) to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be quiet, be undisturbed 1a1a) to be at peace (of land) 1a2) to be quiet, be inactive 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to show quietness 1b1a) quietness, display of quietness (subst) 1b2) to quiet, be quiet 1b3) to cause quietness, pacify, allay |
| a dispute | רִֽיב׃ | Riv | H7379 | strifeרִיב (riv) 1) strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.