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A manאִישׁof wrathחֵמָהstirs upיְגָרֶהstrife,מָדוֹןbut one who is slowוְאֶרֶךto angerאַפַּיִםcalmsיַשְׁקִיטa dispute.רִיב
Proverbs 15:18
Study it in the app“A man of wrath stirs up strife, but one who is slow to anger calms a dispute.”
The slow to anger calms a quarrelConflict and ReconciliationThe slow to anger calms a quarrelWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:18, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of wrathחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- stirs upיְגָרֶהyegare
provoke
To pick a fight with someone.
Where else “yegare” appears- strifeמָדוֹןmadon
strife
A confrontation between people who accuse and face off against each other.
Where else “madon” appears- but one who is slowאֶרֶךerech
slow
Patient, unhurried to anger.
Where else “erech” appears- to angerאַפַּיִםapayim
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “apayim” appears- calmsיַשְׁקִיטyashkit
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “yashkit” appears- a disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears
The context
17Better is a ration of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
18 · This verse (above)
19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.