Proverbs 15:18 (LSB)

Passage

A hot‑tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger quiets a dispute.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:16 Better is a little with the fear of Yahweh Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love Than a fattened ox and hatred in it.

Proverbs 15:18 A hot‑tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger quiets a dispute.

Proverbs 15:19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tempered", "stirs", "strife", "slow", "anger", "quiets", and "dispute". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tempered" and "stirs", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Better is a dish of vegetables where..." into verse 19's "The way of the sluggard is as...", so "tempered" and "stirs" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tempered" and "stirs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.