For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
Proverbs 19:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty: For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: For if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A man of great wrath shall suffer the penalty; for if you deliver him [from the consequences], he will [feel free to] cause you to do it again. American Standard Version (1901) A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again. Common English Bible Angry people must pay the penalty; if you rescue them, then you will have to do it again. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever is impatient will sustain damage. And when it has been taken away, he will set up another. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing. |
For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall.
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.