16 A (A)fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent person conceals dishonor.

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16 Fools reveal their anger right away,
    but the shrewd hide their contempt.

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16 A wise person [a]is cautious and (A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.
17 A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,
And a person of evil devices is hated.

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  1. Proverbs 14:16 Lit fears

16 The wise are careful and avoid evil,
    but fools become excited and overconfident.
17 Short-tempered people make stupid mistakes,
    and schemers are hated.

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29 One who is (A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is [a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

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  1. Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit

29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
    but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.

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18 A (A)hot-tempered person stirs up strife,
But the (B)slow to anger (C)calms a dispute.

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18 Hotheads stir up conflict,
    but patient people calm down strife.

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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

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32 Better to be patient than a warrior,
    and better to have self-control than to capture a city.

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11 A person’s (A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory (B)to overlook an offense.

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11 Insightful people restrain their anger;
    their glory is to ignore an offense.

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19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.

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19 Angry people must pay the penalty;
    if you rescue them, then you will have to do it again.

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24 Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a (A)hot-tempered person,
25 Or you will (B)learn his ways
And [a]find a snare for yourself.

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  1. Proverbs 22:25 Lit take

24 Don’t befriend people controlled by anger;
    don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
25     otherwise, you will learn their ways
    and become trapped.

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Arrogant people (A)inflame a city,
But (B)wise people turn away anger.

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Mockers set a city on fire,
    but the wise turn back anger.

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22 An (A)angry person stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.

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22 Angry people stir up conflict;
    hotheads cause much offense.

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33 For the [a]churning of milk produces butter,
And pressing the nose produces blood;
So the [b]churning of (A)anger produces strife.

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  1. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing
  2. Proverbs 30:33 Lit pressing

33         because churning milk makes curds,
        squeezing the nose brings blood,
        and stirring up anger produces strife.

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