Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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.

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 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 pampering his servant from youth, that one in his latter days shall be his successor. 22 An angry man stirs up fighting, and a furious man abounds in sin. 23 A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up fighting, but one slow to anger calms fighting.

Proverbs 17:19

He who loves fighting loves transgression; he who makes his gate high seeks ruin.

Proverbs 26:21

As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to kindle fighting.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is soon angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked plots is hated.

Proverbs 22:24

Make no friendship with an angry man; and you shall not go up with a man of fury,

Proverbs 30:33

Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth fighting.

James 3:16

For where envying and strife are, there is confusion and every foul deed.

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