Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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.

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 Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, At his latter end also he is continuator. 22 An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression. 23 The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.



Cross References

Proverbs 15:18

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 17:19

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

Proverbs 26:21

Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

Proverbs 14:17

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 22:24

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

Proverbs 30:33

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

James 3:16

for where zeal and rivalry are, there is insurrection and every evil matter;

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