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Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חֵ֭מָהchemahangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).יְגָרֶ֣הyegarehcontendגָּרָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “contend”, an unfinished actionH1624properly, to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to angercontend, meddle, stir up, strive.מָד֑וֹןmadonbrawlingמָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “brawling”, the ordinary formH4066a contest or quarrelbrawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare H4079 (מִדְיָן), H4090 (מְדָן).וְאֶ֥רֶךveerekhand longאָרֵךְconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and long”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH750longlong(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).אַ֝פַּ֗יִםapayimfaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.יַשְׁקִ֥יטyashqitappeaseשָׁקַטverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appease”, an unfinished actionH8252to repose (usually figurative)appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.רִֽיבrivcauseרִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A wrathful man stirreth up discord; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Young’s Literal Translation

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

World English Bible

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Darby Translation

A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Douay-Rheims

A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A wrathful man stirreth up discord; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A passionate man stirs up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeases even a rising one. a A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs them up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνὴρ θυμώδης παρασκευάζει μάχας· μακρόθυμος δὲ καὶ τὴν μέλλουσαν καταπρᾳΰνει· a μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ κατασβέσει κρίσεις, ὁ δὲ ἀσεβὴς ἐγείρει μᾶλλον.