English Standard Version
Proverbs 14:17
17A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
Proverbs 14:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
- New International Version (NIV)A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Short-tempered people do foolish things, and schemers are hated.
Context of Proverbs 14:17
15The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. 16One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. 18The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:17 word by word
קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אִוֶּ֑לֶת וְאִ֥ישׁ מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 14:17
- Proverbs 14:29Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
- Proverbs 12:16The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
- Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
- Proverbs 16:32Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
- Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
- Proverbs 29:22A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
- James 1:19Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
- Proverbs 6:18a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil,
- Proverbs 12:2A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
- Esther 3:6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone. So, as they had made known to him the people of Mordecai, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.
- Esther 7:5Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, who has dared to do this?"
- Isaiah 32:7As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.
- Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found among my people; they lurk like fowlers lying in wait. They set a trap; they catch men.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He that is soon angry - אפים קצר ketsar appayim, "short of nostrils:" because, when a man is angry, his nose is contracted, and drawn up towards his eyes. Dealeth foolishly - He has no time for reflection; he is hurried on by his passions, speaks like a fool, and acts like a madman.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The contrast lies between two forms of evil. Hasty anger acts foolishly, but the “man of wicked devices,” vindictive and insidious, incurs all men‘s hatred.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17Verse 17 An angry man is to be pitied as well as blamed; but the revengeful is more hateful.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Short-tempered people do not think about the consequences before getting angry. Planners think ahead, but people dislike them for their harmful actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. He ... angry--literally, "short of anger" (compare Pr 14:29, opposite idea). man ... hated--that is, the deliberate evildoer is more hated than the rash.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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