Proverbs 15:18 meaning and explanation
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Proverbs 15:18, Berean Standard Bible
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This proverb belongs to a collection of wise sayings in Proverbs 15, setting two temperaments side by side. The hot-tempered man, quick to flare, keeps conflict burning; the one slow to anger, literally "long of nostrils" in the Hebrew idiom for patience, quiets a quarrel rather than feeding it.
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