Proverbs 12:16
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16 The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent man ignores an insult.
Proverbs 14:17
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17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
but a man of discretion is patient.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:17 Gk: Heb is hated
Proverbs 14:29
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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Proverbs 19:11
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11 Good sense makes a man slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty;
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:19 Heb obscure
Proverbs 21:14
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14 A gift in secret averts anger;
and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
25 lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
Proverbs 29:8
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8 Scoffers set a city aflame,
but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:22
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22 A man of wrath stirs up strife,
and a man given to anger causes much transgression.
Proverbs 30:33
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33 For pressing milk produces curds,
pressing the nose produces blood,
and pressing anger produces strife.
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