Proverbs 20:3

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

In context

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

2 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

4 The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

5 The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
KJV King James Version: It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
WEB World English Bible: It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
ASV American Standard Version: It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
DBY Darby Translation: It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
WBS Webster Bible: It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.