Proverbs 29:22

God's Word

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

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

May their anger be cursed because it’s so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it’s so cruel. I will divide them among ⌞the sons of⌟ Jacob and scatter them among ⌞the tribes of⌟ Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hate starts quarrels, but love covers every wrong.

Proverbs 14:17

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

Proverbs 15:18

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

Proverbs 17:19

Whoever loves sin loves a quarrel. Whoever builds his city gate high invites destruction.

Proverbs 22:24

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

Proverbs 26:21

⌞As⌟ charcoal fuels burning coals and wood fuels fire, so a quarrelsome person fuels a dispute.

Proverbs 27:17

⌞As⌟ iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another.

Proverbs 29:21

Pamper a slave from childhood, and later he will be ungrateful.

Proverbs 30:33

As churning milk produces butter and punching a nose produces blood, so stirring up anger  produces a fight.

James 3:16

Wherever there is jealousy and rivalry, there is disorder and every kind of evil.