Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

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 A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant later on.
22 An angry man stirs up conflict,
and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.
23 A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.



Cross References

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,
but a man slow to anger calms strife.

Proverbs 17:19

One who loves to offend loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

Proverbs 26:21

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up conflicts,
but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 14:17

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

Proverbs 22:24

Don’t make friends with an angry man,
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk produces butter,
and twisting a nose draws blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.

James 3:16

For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

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