Proverbs 30:33
For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.
In context
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts and does not turn back before any; 31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king whose army is with him.
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. 33 For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 30:33 in the KJV
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 30:33 in the NIV
For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”