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17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated.

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17 He that is soon angry will deal foolishly;
And a man of wicked devices is hated.

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17 A quick-tempered person(A) does foolish things,(B)
    and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.(C)

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29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;
But he that is hasty of spirit [a]exalteth folly.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:29 Or, carrieth away

29 Whoever is patient has great understanding,(A)
    but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.(B)

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18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(B)

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24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man thou shalt not go,

25 lest thou learn his ways and get a snare for thy soul.

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24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger;
And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways,
And get a snare to thy soul.

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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)

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Go not forth hastily to contend, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

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Go not forth hastily to strive,
[a]Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or, Lest it be said in the end thereof, What wilt thou do? When etc.

    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go