Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
In Context
16A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
18The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Cross References
Esther 3:6But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus the people of Mordecai.
Proverbs 6:18a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; feet that are swift in running to mischief;
Proverbs 12:16The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
Proverbs 15:18A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 20:3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
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 →