Verse 20

¶ Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 ¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 ¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
  • Prov 21:5 : 5 ¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 ¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.