New King James Version
Proverbs 29:22
22An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 29:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- New International Version (NIV)An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
- New Living Translation (NLT)An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
Context of Proverbs 29:22
20Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him. 21He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end. An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression. 23A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor. 24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:22 word by word
אִֽישׁ־אַ֭ף יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבַ֖עַל חֵמָ֣ה רַב־פָּֽשַׁע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 29:22
- Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.
- Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
- Proverbs 17:19He who loves transgression loves strife, And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
- Proverbs 26:21As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
- Proverbs 30:33For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
- Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,
- James 3:16For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22An angry man stirreth up strife - His spirit begets its like wherever he goes. And a furious man aboundeth in transgression - His furious spirit is always carrying him into extremes, and each of these is a transgression.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22Verse 22 An angry, passionate disposition makes men provoking to one another, and provoking to God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Compare Pr 15:18). Such are delighted by discord and violence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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