Verse 20
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Referenced Verses
- Jas 1:19 : 19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
- Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
- Prov 21:5 : 5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
- Eccl 5:2 : 2 Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
- Prov 29:11 : 11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.