3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
3 It is to one's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
3 It's a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights.
3 It is honorable for a man to stop striving, Since any fool can start a quarrel.
3 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:3
Commentary on Proverbs 20:3
(Read Proverbs 20:3)
To engage in quarrels is the greatest folly that can be. Yield, and even give up just demands, for peace' sake.