Proverbs 29:22

New Century Version

An angry person causes trouble; a person with a quick temper sins a lot.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

May their anger be cursed, because it is too violent. May their violence be cursed, because it is too cruel. I will divide them up among the tribes of Jacob and scatter them through all the tribes of Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up trouble, but love forgives all wrongs.

Proverbs 14:17

Someone with a quick temper does foolish things, but someone with understanding remains calm.

Proverbs 15:18

People with quick tempers cause trouble, but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

Proverbs 17:19

Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.

Proverbs 22:24

Don’t make friends with quick-tempered people or spend time with those who have bad tempers.

Proverbs 26:21

Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.

Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so people can improve each other.

Proverbs 29:21

If you spoil your servants when they are young, they will bring you grief later on.

Proverbs 30:33

Just as stirring milk makes butter, and twisting noses makes them bleed, so stirring up anger causes trouble.”

James 3:16

Where jealousy and selfishness are, there will be confusion and every kind of evil.