New King James Version
Proverbs 14:17
17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Short-tempered people do foolish things, and schemers are hated.
Context of Proverbs 14:17
15The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. 16A wise man fears and departs from evil, But a fool rages and is self-confident. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated. 18The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19The evil will bow before the good, And 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 14:29He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.
- Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
- Proverbs 16:32He who 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 an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
- James 1:19So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
- Proverbs 6:18A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil,
- Proverbs 12:2A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
- Esther 3:6But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
- Esther 7:5So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?”
- Isaiah 32:7Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.
- Jeremiah 5:26‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; 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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