Proverbs 15:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁸A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.

¹⁹The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.

²⁰A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(A)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(B)

¹⁹The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(C)
but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰A wise son brings joy to his father,^(D)
but a foolish man despises his mother.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)