Proverbs 14:17
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
In Context
18Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
Cross References
Esther 3:6But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Proverbs 6:18A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;
Proverbs 12:16A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
Proverbs 15:18An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
Proverbs 20:3It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:17
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. Note, 1. Holy fear is an excellent guard upon every holy thing, and against every thing that is unholy. It is wisdom to depart from evil, from the evil of sin, and thereby from all other evil; and therefore it is wisdom to fear, that is, to be jealous over ourselves with a godly jealousy, to keep up a dread of God's wrath, to be afraid of coming near the borders of sin or dallying with the beginnings of it. A wise man, for fear… Read the whole commentary →