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16 A stubborn fool immediately lets his annoyance be known,
but a sensible person overlooks an insult.

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16 As for a fool, on that very day[a] he makes his anger known,
    but he who ignores an insult is prudent.

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  1. Proverbs 12:16 Literally “on the day”

16 A wise person fears and turns from evil,
but a fool is rash and overconfident.
17 A short-tempered person acts foolishly,
and a schemer is hated.

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16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil,
    but the fool throws off restraint and is confident.
17 He who is short of temper[a] will act foolishly,
    and the man who schemes will be hated.

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  1. Proverbs 14:17 Literally “nostril”

29 A patient person has great understanding,
but an impatient person exalts foolishness.

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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but the hasty of spirit[a] exalts folly.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Or “breath”

18 A hothead stirs up a fight,
but a patient person calms a dispute.

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18 A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger,[a] he will calm contention.

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  1. Proverbs 15:18 Literally “nostrils”

32 Better to be patient than to be a hero,
better to control your temper than to capture a city.

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32 He who is slow to anger[a] is better than him who is mighty,
    and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.

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  1. Proverbs 16:32 Literally “nostrils”

11 Good sense makes a person slow to anger,
and it is to his credit when he overlooks an offense.

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11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,[a]
    and his glory overlooks offense.

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  1. Proverbs 19:11 Literally “nostril”

19 Someone who has a lot of anger pays the penalty.
If you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

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19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
    if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.

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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]

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  1. Proverbs 22:25 Or for your soul

24 Do not befriend an owner[a] of anger,[b]
    and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
25 lest you learn his way
    and become entangled in a snare to yourself.[c]

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  1. Proverbs 22:24 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 22:24 Literally “nostril”
  3. Proverbs 22:25 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

Scoffers stir up a city,
but wise people turn away anger.

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Men of scoffing set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.

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22 A hothead stirs up a fight,
and a quick-tempered person commits many sins.

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22 A man of anger will stir strife,
    and the owner of anger, much transgression.

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33 because just as pressing milk produces cheese,[a]
and pressing a nose brings forth blood,
so pressing one’s anger produces a fight.

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  1. Proverbs 30:33 Or churning milk produces butter

33 For pressing milk produces curd,
    and pressing the nose produces blood,
    so pressing anger[a] produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:33 Literally “nostrils”