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

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

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

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. 22:24 Lit with a master of anger

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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Don’t take a matter to court hastily.(A)
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent[a] humiliates you?

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Footnotes

  1. 25:8 Or neighbor, also in v. 9

    do not hastily bring into court,
for[a] what will you do in the end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 25.8 Cn: Heb or else