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Proverbs 20:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
American Standard Version (ASV)
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
World English Bible (WEB)
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
| It is an honour | כָּב֣וֹד | kābôd | ka-VODE |
| for a man | לָ֭אִישׁ | lāʾîš | LA-eesh |
| cease to | שֶׁ֣בֶת | šebet | SHEH-vet |
| from strife: | מֵרִ֑יב | mērîb | may-REEV |
| but every | וְכָל | wĕkāl | veh-HAHL |
| fool | אֱ֝וִ֗יל | ʾĕwîl | A-VEEL |
| will be meddling. | יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃ | yitgallāʿ | yeet-ɡa-LA |