Proverbs 20:3

3 Avoiding a quarrel is honorable. After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.

Proverbs 20:3 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 20:3

[It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife
As Abraham did, ( Genesis 13:7 Genesis 13:8 ) ; when engaged in a quarrel with his neighbour, or in a lawsuit, or in a religious controversy, especially when he finds he is in the wrong; and indeed, if he is in the right, when he perceives it is like to issue in no good, and is only about words to no profit, it is an honour to drop it; but every fool will be meddling;
with things he has no concern in, or is not equal to; yet will carry on the debate, though it is to his disgrace; see ( Proverbs 17:14 ) .

Proverbs 20:3 In-Context

1 Wine [makes people] mock, liquor [makes them] noisy, and everyone under their influence is unwise.

2 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion. Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.

3 Avoiding a quarrel is honorable. After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.

4 A lazy person does not plow in the fall. He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.

5 A motive in the human heart is like deep water, and a person who has understanding draws it out.