¹⁶ A fool in a day shall be known by his anger: but he ^[a]that covereth shame, is wise.

¹⁷ He that is hasty to anger, commiteth folly, and a ^[a]busybody is hated.

²⁹ He that is slow to wrath, is of great wisdom: but he that is of an hasty mind, exalteth folly.

15 ^1 (A)A soft answer putteth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

^18 (A)An angry man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to wrath, appeaseth strife.

¹¹ The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is ^[a]to pass by an offence.

¹⁹ A man of much anger shall suffer punishment, and though thou ^[a]deliver him, yet will his anger come again.

¹⁴ A ^[a]gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a gift in the bosom, great wrath.

²⁴ Make ^[a]no friendship with an angry man, neither go with the furious man,

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and receive destruction to thy soul.

⁸ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.