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

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16 The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent,
    but the prudent person overlooks an insult.

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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 person fears and turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and overconfident.
17 A quick tempered person does foolish things,
    and a devious man is 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 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
    as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

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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 The quickly angered man stirs up contention,
    but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.

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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 Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior,
    and anyone who has control of his spirit is better
        than someone who captures 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 A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
    and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.

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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 The person who has great anger must pay the consequences,
    because if you rescue him, 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 make friends with a hot-tempered man,
    and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,
25 or you may learn his ways
    and find yourself caught in a trap.

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

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Scornful men enflame a city,
    but the wise defuse 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 An angry man stirs up arguments,
    and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.

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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 Just as whipping milk produces butter,
    and twisting the nose causes bleeding,
        so also stirring up anger produces contention.

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