Proverbs
Proverbs 15:18
18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A hot-tempered | חֵ֭מָה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| stirs up | יְגָרֶ֣ה | yə·ḡā·reh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1624 engage in strife |
| strife | מָד֑וֹן | mā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H4066 strife, contention |
| but he who is slow | וְאֶ֥רֶך | wə·ʾɛ·rɛḵ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H750 long |
| to anger | אַ֝פַּ֗יִם | ’ap·pa·yim | Noun - md | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| calms | יַשְׁקִ֥יט | yaš·qîṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| dispute | רִֽיב׃ | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:1 · Proverbs 26:21 · Proverbs 29:22 · Matthew 5:9 · Proverbs 14:29 · Ecclesiastes 10:4 · James 1:19–20 · Proverbs 10:12 · Proverbs 16:28 · Proverbs 28:25 · James 3:14–16 · Genesis 13:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.