Proverbs 14:17
An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated [of the foole.]
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
In Context
16A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.
18The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession: but the wyse are crowned with knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:18An heart that goeth about wicked imaginations, feete that be swyft in running to mischiefe,
Proverbs 12:16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
Proverbs 15:18An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.
Proverbs 20:3It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirreth vp strife, and he that beareth euyll will in his mynde doth much euyll.
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 →