Proverbs 14:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 A quick-tempered man acts in folly,
And a man of evil schemes is hated.
Proverbs 14:17
New Living Translation
17 Short-tempered people do foolish things,
and schemers are hated.
Proverbs 14:29
Legacy Standard Bible
29 He who is (A)slow to anger has great discernment,
But he who is [a]quick-tempered raises up folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit
Proverbs 14:29
New Living Translation
29 People with understanding control their anger;
a hot temper shows great foolishness.
Proverbs 15:18
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:18
New Living Translation
18 A hot-tempered person starts fights;
a cool-tempered person stops them.
Proverbs 22:24-25
Legacy Standard Bible
24 Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of (A)great wrath,
25 Lest you (B)learn his ways
And take on a snare against your soul.
Proverbs 22:24-25
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 25:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 Do not go out (A)hastily to plead your case;
Lest, what will you do in [a]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Lit its
Proverbs 25:8
New Living Translation
8 don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
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