It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 20:3 in context
Proverbs 20:1–6
1
Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler.
Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
2
The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.
He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
3
Selected verse
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
therefore he shall 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.
6
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,
but who can find a faithful man?
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