Proverbs 20:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:3 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:3 — KJV
“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”
— Proverbs 20:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:3 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:3
“Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. his...: Heb. his heart”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:3: every, fool
“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:3: every, fool
“And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:3: honour, every
“Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:3: strife, every
“Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:3: cease, every
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