Proverbs 12:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 When a stubborn fool is irritated, he shows it immediately,
but a sensible person hides the insult.
Proverbs 14:17
GOD’S WORD Translation
17 A short-tempered person acts stupidly,
and a person who plots evil is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
GOD’S WORD Translation
29 A person of great understanding is patient,
but a short temper is the height of stupidity.
Proverbs 15:1
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 A gentle answer turns away rage,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
GOD’S WORD Translation
18 A hothead stirs up a fight,
but one who holds his temper calms disputes.
Proverbs 19:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 A person with good sense is patient,
and it is to his credit that he overlooks an offense.
Proverbs 19:19
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 A person who has a hot temper will pay for it.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it over and over.
Proverbs 21:14
GOD’S WORD Translation
14 A gift ⌞given⌟ in secret calms anger,
and a secret bribe calms great fury.
Proverbs 22:24-25
GOD’S WORD Translation
24 Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper,
and never keep company with a hothead,
25 or you will learn his ways
and set a trap for yourself.
Proverbs 29:8
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 Mockers create an uproar in a city,
but wise people turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:22
GOD’S WORD Translation
22 An angry person stirs up a fight,
and a hothead does much wrong.
Proverbs 30:33
GOD’S WORD Translation
33 As churning milk produces butter
and punching a nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger [a] produces a fight.
Footnotes
- 30:33 In Hebrew there is a play on words in verse 33 where the same verb is used to express all three actions.
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