What does the book of proverbs say about how to navigate conflict?
Proverbs 10:12: Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 19:11: Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 12:15: The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 16:2: All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Proverbs 21:2: All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Proverbs 17:14: The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 28:13: Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
Proverbs 25:12: Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Proverbs 27:5-6: Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
Proverbs 28:23: Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
