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

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16 A fool is quick-tempered,
    but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

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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 cautious[a] and avoid danger;
    fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

17 Short-tempered people do foolish things,
    and schemers are hated.

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  1. 14:16 Hebrew The wise fear.

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 People with understanding control their anger;
    a hot temper shows great foolishness.

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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 A hot-tempered person starts fights;
    a cool-tempered person stops them.

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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 powerful;
    better to have self-control than to conquer 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 Sensible people control their temper;
    they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

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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 Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
    If you rescue them once, 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 angry people
    or associate with hot-tempered people,
25 or you will learn to be like them
    and endanger your soul.

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

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Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
    but the wise will calm 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 person starts fights;
    a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

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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 As the beating of cream yields butter
    and striking the nose causes bleeding,
    so stirring up anger causes quarrels.

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