Gen 13:8-9, Pro 14:29, 15:1, 17-18, 1Pe 3:7 | ESV | STEP | Then Abram said to Lot , Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen , for we are kinsmen .

Genesis 13:8-9

8 Then Abram said to Lot, ^a“Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, ^bfor we are kinsmen. ^{▼▼Hebrew we are men, brothers} 9 ^dIs not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.”

Proverbs 14:29

29 Whoever is ^eslow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:1

1 ^fA soft answer turns away wrath,
but ^ga harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:17-18

17 ^hBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is
than ⁱa fattened ox and hatred with it.
18 ^jA hot-tempered man ^kstirs up strife,
but he who is ^lslow to anger quiets contention.

1 Peter 3:7

7 Likewise, ^mhusbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker ⁿvessel, since they are heirs with you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs} of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.