Verse 22

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:18 : 18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
  • Prov 17:19 : 19 The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.
  • Prov 26:21 : 21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
  • Jas 3:16 : 16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
  • Prov 22:24 : 24 Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
  • Prov 30:33 : 33 The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.