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17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly,
    and a crafty man is hated.

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17 A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,
And a person of evil devices is hated.

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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

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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

18 A wrathful man stirs up contention,
    but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

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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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24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man,
    and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:
25 lest you learn his ways,
    and ensnare your soul.

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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

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
    What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

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Do not go out (A)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
  2. Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
  3. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its