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16 Fools show their anger at once,
    but the prudent ignore an insult.(A)

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16 A fool’s displeasure is known at once,
but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.(A)

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17 One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly,
    and the schemer is hated.(A)

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17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.(A)

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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)

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29 A patient person shows great understanding,(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

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15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.(A)

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15 A gentle answer turns away anger,(A)
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.(B)

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18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife,
    but those who are slow to anger calm contention.(A)

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18 A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,(A)
but a man slow to anger(B) calms strife.

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11 Those with good sense are slow to anger,
    and it is their glory to overlook an offense.(A)

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11 A person’s insight gives him patience,(A)
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.(B)

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19 A violent-tempered person will pay the penalty;
    if you effect a rescue, you will only have to do it again.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 19.19 Meaning of Heb uncertain

19 A person with great anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.(A)

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14 A gift in secret averts anger,
    and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(A)

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14 A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe,[a] fierce rage.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:14 Lit a bribe in the bosom

24 Make no friends with those given to anger,
    and do not associate with hotheads,
25 lest you learn their ways
    and entangle yourself in a snare.

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24 Don’t make friends with an angry man,[a]
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,(A)
25 or you will learn his ways(B)
and entangle yourself in a snare.

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  1. Proverbs 22:24 Lit with a master of anger

Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.(A)

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Mockers inflame a city,(A)
but the wise turn away anger.

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22 One given to anger stirs up strife,
    and the hothead causes much transgression.(A)

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22 An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man[a] increases rebellion.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 29:22 Lit a master of rage

33 For as pressing milk produces curds
    and pressing the nose produces blood,
    so pressing anger produces strife.(A)

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33 For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.(A)

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