Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in transgression.

New American Standard Bible

An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

King James Version

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Holman Bible

An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.

International Standard Version

An angry man stirs up arguments, and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.

American Standard Version

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Amplified


An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.

Bible in Basic English

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

Darby Translation

An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Julia Smith Translation

A man of anger will excite strife, and the possessor of wrath increased transgression.

King James 2000

An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

An angry man stirs up fighting, and a furious man abounds in sin.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

NET Bible

An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

New Heart English Bible

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

The Emphasized Bible

A man given to anger, stirreth up strife, and, he that exceedeth in wrath, aboundeth in transgression.

Webster

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

World English Bible

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

Youngs Literal Translation

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 692
Usage: 85

גּרה 
Garah 
Usage: 14

מדון 
Madown 
Usage: 11

and a furious
חמא חמה 
Chemah 
Usage: 124

Context Readings

All About Life

21 He who brings up his servant gently from childhood shall have him become a son at the last. 22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in transgression. 23 A man's pride shall bring him low, but he who is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Proverbs 17:19

He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.

Proverbs 26:21

[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 22:24

Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and thou shall not go with a wrathful man,

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

James 3:16

For where envy and selfish ambition are, there is instability and every evil deed.

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