Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs 14:17 in other translations
| BSB | A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated. |
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| WEB | He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated. |
| ASV | He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated. |
| YLT | Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated. |
| DARBY | He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated. |
| BBE | He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. |
| Webster | He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. |
What does Proverbs 14:17 mean?
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Proverbs 14:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 14:17
- Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
- James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
- Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
- Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
- Esther 3:6
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
- Proverbs 12:2
A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
- Proverbs 6:18
An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
- Jeremiah 5:26-29
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
- Proverbs 12:16
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Proverbs 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
- Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
- Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que presto se enoja, hará locura: y el hombre malicioso será aborrecido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’homme prompt à la colère agit follement, et l’homme qui fait des machinations est haï. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Jähzornige begeht Narrheit, und der Mann von Ränken wird gehaßt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Impatiens operabitur stultitiam, et vir versutus odiosus est. |