A Verse Mapping Bible Study on Proverbs
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Week 26: Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Scripture Memory
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Proverbs 20:3
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Bible Context
Who?
King Solomon
When?
Early in his reign, after 970 B.C.
Why?
To apply God’s wisdom to daily life.
For whom?
Israelites (The Jewish People).
Word Studies
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Proverbs 20:3
Honour | כָּבוֹד
kāḇôḏ
Pronunciation: kaw-bode'
Definition:
- glory, honour, abundance
- dignity
- reputation
- reverence
Translations:
- glory 156x
- honour 32x
- glorious 10x
Cease | שֶׁבֶת
šeḇeṯ
Pronunciation: sheh'-beth
Definition:
- cessation, a sitting still
Translations:
- loss of time 1x
- still 1x
- cease 1x
Strife | רִיב
rîḇ
Pronunciation: reeb
Definition:
- strife, controversy, dispute
- quarrel
Translations:
- cause 24x
- strife 16x
- controversy 13x
- contention 2x
Fool | אֱוִיל
'ĕvîl
Pronunciation: ev-eel'
Definition:
- foolish
- of one who despises wisdom
- of one who is quarrelsome
- of one who mocks when guilty
Translations:
- fool(s) 20x
- foolish (man) 6x
Meddling | גָּלַע
gālaʿ
Pronunciation: gaw-lah'
Definition:
- to expose, lay bare
- to disclose one self, break out
- to break out (in contention)
Translations:
- meddle 2x
- intermeddle 1x
Paraphrase
It is an [dignity, glory] for a man to [sit still] from [controversy, quarrel]: but every [person who despises wisdom] will be [breaking out (in contention)]. Proverbs 20:3
Bible Cross References
Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
James 4:1
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
