Proverbs 29:22

The Message

Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

A curse on their uncontrolled anger, on their indiscriminate wrath. I’ll throw them out with the trash; I’ll shred and scatter them like confetti throughout Israel.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred starts fights, but love pulls a quilt over the bickering.

Proverbs 14:17

The hotheaded do things they’ll later regret; the coldhearted get the cold shoulder.

Proverbs 15:18

Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.

Proverbs 17:19

The person who courts sin marries trouble; build a wall, invite a burglar.

Proverbs 22:24

Don’t hang out with angry people; don’t keep company with hotheads. Bad temper is contagious— don’t get infected.

Proverbs 26:21

A quarrelsome person in a dispute is like kerosene thrown on a fire.

Proverbs 27:17

You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.

Proverbs 29:21

If you let people treat you like a doormat, you’ll be quite forgotten in the end.