Zhēnyán 20:3

3 Yuǎn lí fèn zhēng , shì rén de zūnróng . yú wàng rén dōu aì zhēng nào .

Zhēnyán 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 ) .

Zhēnyán 20:3 In-Context

1 Jiǔ néng shǐ rén xiè màn , nóng jiǔ shǐ rén xuān nāng . fán yīn jiǔ cuòwù de , jiù wú zhìhuì .

2 Wáng de wēi xià , rútóng shīzi hǒu jiào . rĕ dòng tā nù de , shì zì haì jǐ méng .

3 Yuǎn lí fèn zhēng , shì rén de zūnróng . yú wàng rén dōu aì zhēng nào .

4 Lǎnduò rén yīn dōng Hán bù kĕn gēngzhòng . dào shōugē de shíhou , tā bì tǎofàn , ér wú suǒ dé .

5 Rén xīnhuái cáng móu lüè , hǎoxiàng shēn shuǐ . wéi míng zhé rén , cáinéng jí yǐn chūlai .