Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Proverbs 29:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 An angry man stirreth up strife, And a furious man aboundeth in transgression. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger commits and causes much transgression. American Standard Version (1901) An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression. Common English Bible Angry people stir up conflict; hotheads cause much offense. Catholic Public Domain Version A short-tempered man provokes quarrels. And whoever is easily angered is more likely to sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin. |
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention.
One who loves transgression loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.
Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,
As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
For as pressing milk produces curds and pressing the nose produces blood, so pressing anger produces strife.
For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.