Proverbs 29:22

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and a man given to anger causes much transgression.

Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,

As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

He who pampers his servant from childhood, will in the end find him his heir.

For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.