Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who is short of {temper} will act foolishly, and the man who schemes will be hated.

New American Standard Bible

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
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

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.

International Standard Version

A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man 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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He that is soon
קצר 
Qatser 
Usage: 5

אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

and a man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

Verse Info

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

16 The wise is cautious and turns from evil, but the fool throws off restraint and is confident. 17 He who is short of {temper} will act foolishly, and the man who schemes will be hated. 18 The simple are adorned [with] folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:29

[He who is] slow to anger [has] great understanding, but the hasty of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow [to] {anger}, he will calm contention.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger [is] better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.

Proverbs 29:22

A man of anger will stir strife, and the owner of anger, much transgression.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be quick in your spirit to anger, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

James 1:19

Understand [this], my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Esther 3:6

But {he considered it beneath him} to lay hands on Mordecai only, for they told him of Mordecai's people, and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who [were] in the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Esther 7:5-6

And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, "Who [is] he, and where [is] he, who {gave himself the right to do this}?"

Proverbs 6:18

a devising heart, plans of deception, feet that hurry to run to evil,

Proverbs 12:2

The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.

Proverbs 12:16

As for a fool, {on that very day} he makes his anger known, but he who ignores an insult [is] prudent.

Proverbs 22:24

Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;

Isaiah 32:7

And a scoundrel, his weapons [are] evil; he plans evil devices to ruin [the] poor with words of deception even when the speech of [the] needy [is] right.

Jeremiah 5:26-29

For wicked people are found among my people, they lie in wait like the hiding of fowlers, they set up a trap, they catch humans.

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