Proverbs 14:17
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- KJV
- He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
- WEB
- He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
- ASV
- He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
- DARBY
- He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
- BLB
- One short of nostrils acts [with] foolishness, and a man of schemes is hated.
- ÅB
- Den bråsinte gjør dårskap, og en svikefull mann blir hatet.
- OTB
- En hissig person handler tåpelig, og den som legger onde planer blir foraktet.
- B1930
- Den bråsinte gjør dårskap, og en svikefull mann blir hatet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Read in contextJames 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read in contextProverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
Read in contextProverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Read in contextProverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Read in contextProverbs 22:24
Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
Read in contextEsther 3:6
And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
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