Proverbs 12:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 A stubborn fool immediately lets his annoyance be known,
but a sensible person overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 14:17
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17 A short-tempered person acts foolishly,
and a schemer is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 A patient person has great understanding,
but an impatient person exalts foolishness.
Proverbs 15:1
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15 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
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18 A hothead stirs up a fight,
but a patient person calms a dispute.
Proverbs 19:11
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11 Good sense makes a person slow to anger,
and it is to his credit when he overlooks an offense.
Proverbs 19:19
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19 Someone who has a lot of anger pays the penalty.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 21:14
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14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe slipped into the pocket soothes fury.
Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Do not be friends with a hothead.
Do not go along with someone who has a hot temper.
25 If you do, you will learn his ways
and set a trap for yourself.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:25 Or for your soul
Proverbs 29:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 Scoffers stir up a city,
but wise people turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:22
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22 A hothead stirs up a fight,
and a quick-tempered person commits many sins.
Proverbs 30:33
Evangelical Heritage Version
33 because just as pressing milk produces cheese,[a]
and pressing a nose brings forth blood,
so pressing one’s anger produces a fight.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:33 Or churning milk produces butter
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