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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 one who schemes is hated.(A)

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

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

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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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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 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

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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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