Proverbs 12:16
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16 Fools show their anger at once,
but the prudent ignore an insult.(A)
Proverbs 12:16
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Proverbs 14:17
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17 One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly,
and the schemer is hated.(A)
Proverbs 14:17
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Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)
Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.(A)
Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
but those who are slow to anger calm contention.(A)
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 19:11
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11 Those with good sense are slow to anger,
and it is their glory to overlook an offense.(A)
Proverbs 19:11
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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A violent-tempered person will pay the penalty;
if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.[a]
Footnotes
- 19.19 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 21:14
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14 A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(A)
Proverbs 21:14
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14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)
Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Make no friends with those given to anger,
and do not associate with hotheads,
25 lest you learn their ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Proverbs 22:24-25
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Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.(A)
Proverbs 29:8
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8 Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.(A)
Proverbs 29:8
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8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.(A)
Proverbs 29:22
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22 One given to anger stirs up strife,
and the hothead causes much transgression.(A)
Proverbs 29:22
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22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)
Proverbs 30:33
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33 For as pressing milk produces curds
and pressing the nose produces blood,
so pressing anger produces strife.(A)
Proverbs 30:33
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33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
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