Proverbs 29:22

Bible in Basic English 1965

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

Proverbs 15:18

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

Proverbs 17:19

The lover of fighting is a lover of sin: he who makes high his doorway is looking for destruction.

Proverbs 22:24

Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

Proverbs 26:21

Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

Proverbs 29:21

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

Proverbs 30:33

The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

James 3:16

For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.