Proverbs 14:17

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:29 : 29 ¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
  • Prov 29:22 : 22 ¶ An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 ¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 ¶ [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
  • Prov 22:24 : 24 ¶ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
  • Esth 3:6 : 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.
  • Esth 7:5-6 : 5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy [is] this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
  • Prov 6:18 : 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 ¶ A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 ¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
  • Isa 32:7 : 7 The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
  • Jer 5:26-29 : 26 For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 28 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. 29 Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Similar Verses (AI)

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    15 ¶ The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.

    16 ¶ A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29 ¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

  • Prov 29:22
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    22 ¶ An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

  • Eccl 7:9
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    9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    15 ¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

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    18 ¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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    3 ¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18 ¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.

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    2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  • Prov 14:18
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    18 ¶ The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 22:24
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    24 ¶ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

  • Prov 17:19-21
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    76%

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7 ¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.

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    18 ¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 10:23
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    23 ¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    2 ¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21 ¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

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    25 ¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

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    4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?

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    8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

  • Eccl 7:7
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