¹⁶ Fools quickly show that they are upset,
but the ·wise [prudent] ·ignore [conceal; hide] ·insults [contempt].

¹⁷ Someone with a quick temper ·does foolish things [makes stupid mistakes],
but ·someone with understanding remains calm [or schemers are hated].

²⁹ ·Patient people have great [Patience leads to] understanding,
but ·people with quick tempers show their foolishness [impatience leads to stupid mistakes].

15 A ·gentle [soft; tender] answer ·will calm a person’s anger [^Lturns back/^Taway wrath],
but an ·unkind [painful; sharp] answer ·will cause more [raises] anger.

¹⁸ People with quick tempers cause ·trouble [conflict],
but ·those who control their tempers [patient people] stop ·a quarrel [accusations].

¹¹ The ·wise [insightful] ·are patient [^Lhold in their anger];
they will be ·honored [praised; glorified] if they ignore ·insults [offenses].

¹⁹ People with quick tempers will have to pay for it.
If you ·help them out once [rescue them], you will have to do it again.

¹⁴ A secret gift will calm an angry person;
a ·present [or bribe] given in secrecy will quiet great anger [Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19; 27:25; Ps. 15:5; Eccl. 7:7; Is. 1:23].

²⁴ Don’t make friends with ·quick-tempered people [people controlled by anger]
    or ·spend time [associate] with those who have bad tempers.
²⁵ If you do, you will ·be like them [learn their ways].
    Then you will ·be in real danger [^Lget yourself trapped].

⁸ ·People who make fun of wisdom [Mockers] ·cause trouble in [^Linflame] a city,
but wise people ·calm anger down [^Lturn back anger].