Proverbs 14:17
Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; people hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
In Context
Cross References
Esther 3:6After he found out that Mordecai was a Jew, he decided that it would not be enough to get rid of only Mordecai. He decided to kill all the Jews in all the area that Xerxes ruled.
Proverbs 6:18people who plan to do evil deeds; people [SYN] who run quickly to do wrong things;
Proverbs 12:16Foolish people quickly become angry when someone does something that they don’t like; but those who have good sense ignore it when others insult them.
Proverbs 15:18Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
Proverbs 20:3People respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people love to quarrel.
Proverbs 29:22Those who quickly become angry cause many arguments, and they also 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 →