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Proverbs 14:17
17One with a short temper acts foolishly, and one with crafty schemes 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 King James Version (NKJV)A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
Context of Proverbs 14:17
15The naïve believes every word, but the shrewd discerns his steps. 16The wise fears and turns away from evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless. One with a short temper acts foolishly, and one with crafty schemes is hated. 18The naïve inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19Evil men will bow in the presence of 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:17
- Proverbs 14:29One who is slow to anger shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one exalts folly.
- Proverbs 12:16A fool shows his irritation immediately, but a prudent person overlooks an insult.
- Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
- Proverbs 16:32Better to be slow to anger than a mighty warrior. One who controls his temper is better than one who conquers a city.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not be friends with one given to anger or associate with a hot-tempered person,
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissention, and a hotheaded one commits many transgressions.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.
- James 1:19Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—
- Proverbs 6:18a heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that run to evil,
- Proverbs 12:2A good man obtains favor from Adonai, but He condemns a person with evil schemes.
- Esther 3:6But it was repugnant in his eyes to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him the identity of Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.
- Esther 7:5King Ahasuerus responded to Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is the man that presumed to do this?”
- Isaiah 32:7The scoundrel’s methods are evil— he makes up wicked schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
- Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men, watching like bait-layers 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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