Proverbs 14:17

God's Word

A short-tempered person acts stupidly, and a person who plots evil is hated.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:12

The Abana and Pharpar Rivers in Damascus have better water than any of the rivers in Israel. Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean?” So he turned around and left in anger.

Esther 3:6

Because the king’s advisers had informed him about Mordecai’s nationality, he thought it beneath himself to kill only Mordecai. So Haman planned to wipe out Mordecai’s people—all the Jews in the entire kingdom of Xerxes.

Proverbs 12:16

When a stubborn fool is irritated, he shows it immediately, but a sensible person hides the insult.

Proverbs 12:2

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns everyone who schemes.

Proverbs 14:16

A wise person is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is careless and overconfident.

Proverbs 14:18

Gullible people are gifted with stupidity, but sensible people are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:29

A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity.

Proverbs 15:18

A hothead stirs up a fight, but one who holds his temper calms disputes.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.

Proverbs 20:3

Avoiding a quarrel is honorable. After all, any stubborn fool can start a fight.

Proverbs 22:24

Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead,

Proverbs 29:22

An angry person stirs up a fight, and a hothead does much wrong.

Proverbs 6:18

a mind devising wicked plans, feet that are quick to do wrong,

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.

Isaiah 32:7

The tricks of scoundrels are evil. They devise wicked plans in order to ruin poor people with lies, even when needy people plead for justice.

James 1:19

Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.