Proverbs 15:18-20

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¹⁸ People with quick tempers cause ·trouble [conflict],
but ·those who control their tempers [patient people] stop ·a quarrel [accusations].

¹⁹ A lazy person’s ·life [^Lpath] is like a patch of thorns,
but an ·honest [virtuous] person’s ·life [path] is like a smooth highway.

²⁰ Wise ·children [sons] make their father happy,
but foolish ·children [^Lpeople] disrespect their mother.