Proverbs 12:16
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Proverbs 12:16
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16 The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent,
but the prudent person overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 14:17
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Proverbs 14:17
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17 A quick tempered person does foolish things,
and a devious man is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
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Proverbs 14:29
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29 Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 15:1
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Proverbs 15:1
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How to Live Wisely
15 A gentle response diverts anger,
but a harsh statement incites fury.
Proverbs 15:18
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 The quickly angered man stirs up contention,
but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Proverbs 19:11
New International Version
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11
International Standard Version
11 A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.
Proverbs 19:19
New International Version
19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
International Standard Version
19 The person who has great anger must pay the consequences,
because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.
Proverbs 21:14
New International Version
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)
Proverbs 21:14
International Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Lit. made under the cloak
- Proverbs 21:14 The Heb. lacks appease
Proverbs 22:24-25
New International Version
Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.(A)
Proverbs 22:24-25
International Standard Version
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.
Proverbs 29:8
New International Version
8 Mockers stir up a city,
but the wise turn away anger.(A)
Proverbs 29:8
International Standard Version
8 Scornful men enflame a city,
but the wise defuse anger.
Proverbs 29:22
New International Version
22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)
Proverbs 29:22
International Standard Version
22 An angry man stirs up arguments,
and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.
Proverbs 30:33
New International Version
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
Proverbs 30:33
International Standard Version
33 Just as whipping milk produces butter,
and twisting the nose causes bleeding,
so also stirring up anger produces contention.
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