Proverbs 15:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A hot-temperedחֵ֭מָה
(che·mah)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
stirsיְגָרֶ֣ה
(ye·ga·reh)
1624: to stir up (strife), engage in strifea prim. root
up strife,מָדֹ֑ון
(ma·do·vn;)
4066: strife, contentionfrom din
But the slowוְאֶ֥רֶך
(ve·'e·rech)
750: longfrom arak
to angerאַ֝פַּ֗יִם
(ap·pa·yim)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
calmsיַשְׁקִ֥יט
(yash·kit)
8252: to be quiet or undisturbeda prim. root
a dispute.רִֽיב׃
(riv.)
7379: strife, disputefrom rib


















KJV Lexicon
A wrathful
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a 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)
stirreth up
garah  (gaw-raw')
to grate, i.e. (figuratively) to anger -- contend, meddle, stir up, strive.
strife
madown  (maw-dohn')
a contest or quarrel -- brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife.
but he that is slow
'arek  (aw-rake')
long -- long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).
to anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
appeaseth
shaqat  (shaw-kat')
to repose (usually figurative) -- appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
strife
riyb  (reeb)
a contest (personal or legal) -- adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict, but a man slow to anger calms strife.

International Standard Version
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.

NET Bible
A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
An angry man provokes a brawl, and the patient man reproves a dispute, extinguishing it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A hothead stirs up a fight, but one who holds his temper calms disputes.

King James 2000 Bible
A wrathful man stirs up strife: but he that is slow to anger quiets strife.
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