Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated.
New American Standard Bible
And a man of evil devices is hated.
King James Version
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Holman Bible
and a man who schemes is hated.
A Conservative Version
He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.
American Standard Version
He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Amplified
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly and without self-control,
And a man of wicked schemes is hated.
Bible in Basic English
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
Darby Translation
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
Julia Smith Translation
He reaping anger will do folly: and a man of mischiefs will be hated.
King James 2000
He that is quickly angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked intentions is hated.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who is short of {temper} will act foolishly, and the man who schemes will be hated.
Modern King James verseion
He who is soon angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked plots is hated.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An impatient man handleth foolishly; but he that is well advised, doth other ways.
NET Bible
A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
New Heart English Bible
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
The Emphasized Bible
The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is hated.
Webster
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
World English Bible
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
16 The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident. 17 A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated. 18 The naive inherit folly, but the careful are crowned with knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:29
Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.
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 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.
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 7:5-6
Then King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, "Who is this, and where is the person who would dare do this?"
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.
Proverbs 12:16
The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 22:24
Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered,
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 5:26-29
"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.