Proverbs 20:3

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

ASV Byzantine Text

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.

Asang Khongca Bible

Angzoehhaih dipsakkung loe khingya han krak; toe kamthu mah angzoehhaih to tacawtsak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tuituknah lamloh aka hoep uh hlang ham thangpomnah la om tih, aka ang boeih long tah tohhaemnah a puek sak.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

He mea nani no ke kanaka, ke hooki i ka hoopaapaa: Aka, e huhu no na mea lapuwale a pau.

English Berean Standard Bible

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se bèl bagay lè yon moun evite diskisyon. Moun san konprann toujou ap chache kont.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Honor est homini qui separat se a contentionibus; omnes autem stulti miscentur contumeliis.

Bible in Basic English

It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

C’est la gloire d’un homme que de s’abstenir des contestations, mais chaque fou s’y engage.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Přestati od sváru jest to každému ku poctivosti, ale kdožkoli se do nich zapletá, blázen jest.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet lalfon uh pa sripauk akukuin uh. Ac fah kaksakinyuk elos su tia wi akukuin.

World Portuguese Bible

É uma honra para o homem evitar as contendas, mas qualquer tolo se mete em brigas.

Romanian BTF Bible

Este onoare pentru un om să se oprească de la ceartă, dar fiecare nebun se va amesteca.

Brenton English Septuagint

It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရန်တွေ့ခြင်းကို ငြိမ်းစေသောသူသည် ဂုဏ် အသရေရှိ၏။ မိုက်သောသူမူကား၊ အမှုနှင့်ရောနှော တတ်၏။

Darby Translation

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ehre ist es dem Manne, vom Streite abzustehen; wer ein Narr ist, stürzt sich hinein.

Dutch Bible 1917

Het is eer voor een man, van twist af te blijven; maar ieder dwaas zal er zich in mengen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Het is een eer voor den mens, buiten twisten te blijven; Alleen dwazen zoeken ruzie.

Italian Diodati Bible

Egli è gloria all'uomo di rimanersi di contesa ; Ma chiunque è stolto si fa schernire.

Douay-Rheims 1899

It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.

Geneva Bible 1599

It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.

Noyes Bible

It is an honor to a man to cease from strife; Bur every fool rusheth into it.

Danish Bible 1931

Mands Ære er det at undgå Trætte, men alle Tåber vil Strid.

Leeser Tanakh

It is an honor for a man to cease from a contest; but every fool enrageth himself.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.

King James Version

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

King James Version + Apocrypha

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Người nào giữ mình khỏi tranh cạnh, ấy là sự tôn vinh của người; Chỉ kẻ điên cuồng sa vào đó mà thôi.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: But every fool will be meddling.

Revised West Version

Ko e meʻa ongoongolelei ʻi ha tangata ke ne tuku ʻae kē: ka ʻoku fie kau ai ʻae vale kotoa pē.

French Ostervald Bible

C'est une gloire pour l'homme de s'abstenir des disputes; mais tout insensé s'y engage.

Esperanto Bible

Estas honoro por homo ĉesigi malpacon; Sed ĉiu malsaĝulo estas malpacema.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

C’est une gloire pour l’homme de s’abstenir des querelles, Mais tout insensé se livre à l’emportement.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es ist dem Mann eine Ehre, vom Hader bleiben; aber die gern Hadern, sind allzumal Narren.

LXX2012 U. S. English

It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.

British English Septuagint 2012

It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; but every fool is entangled with such matters.

Majority Standard BIble

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Webster Bible

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Revised Version

It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife: but every fool will be quarrelling.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E’ una gloria per l’uomo l’astenersi dalle contese, ma chiunque è insensato mostra i denti.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

C'est un honneur pour un homme de se tenir à l'écart des querelles, mais tout insensé se jette dans la dispute.

Reina Valera 1909

Honra es del hombre dejarse de contienda: mas todo insensato se envolverá en ella.

Spanish BLL

Es un honor para el hombre evitar los pleitos, pero cualquier necio se enreda en ellos.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Honra es del hombre dejar la contienda, mas todo insensato se envolverá en ella.

Croatian Bible

Čast je čovjeku ustegnuti se od raspre, a tko je bezuman počinje svađu.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Slava je čoveku da se okani svađe; a ko je god bezuman, upleće se.

German Textbibel

Es ist dem Mann eine Ehre, vom Streite fern zu bleiben, aber ein jeder Narr ist händelsüchtig.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; But every fool is entangled with such matters.