Proverbs 14:17
Quick-tempered people act foolishly, while people who make evil plans are hated.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
In Context
16Wise people are careful and avoid evil, but stupid people are confidently reckless.
18The inheritance of stupid people is stupidity, but sensible people are rewarded with knowledge.
Cross References
Esther 3:6Having found out who Mordecai's people were, he dismissed the idea of just killing Mordecai. He decided to kill every Jew in the whole Persian Empire—all of Mordecai's people!
Proverbs 6:18a mind that plots evil schemes, feet that hurriedly run to do wrong,
Proverbs 12:16Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
Proverbs 15:18Short-tempered people stir up trouble, but those slow to anger calm things down.
Proverbs 20:3Avoiding conflict is the proper thing to do, but stupid people are quick to argue.
Proverbs 29:22Angry people stir up trouble, those with short tempers commit many sins.
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 →