Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
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Bible References
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Proverbs 14:29
Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
Proverbs 12:16
The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 15:18
The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.
Proverbs 16:32
Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.
Proverbs 22:24
Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up arguments, and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.
James 1:19
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
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Proverbs 6:18
a heart crafting evil plans, feet running swiftly to wickedness,
Proverbs 12:2
The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.
Esther 3:6
Because they had told him who the people of Mordecai were, Haman found it unacceptable to kill only Mordecai. So Haman sought to destroy all of Mordecai's people, the Jewish people, who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Esther 7:5
Then King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, "Who is this, and where is the person who would dare do this?"
Isaiah 32:7
Furthermore, the crimes of bad people are evil; and they devise wicked schemes, destroying the poor with lying words, even when needy people plead a just cause.
Jeremiah 5:26
"Evil men are found among my people. They lie in wait like someone who traps birds. They set a trap, but they do so to catch people.