Proverbs 29:22
in Proverbs 29An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
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ASV
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.
KJV
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
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This verse in Proverbs 29
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
An angry man stirreth up strife
on Proverbs 29:22-24
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression, ties anger to a multiplying effect, one outburst producing more sin than the anger itself. A man's pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit, restates the book's constant reversal, pride ending in a fall it did not see coming and humility upheld by the very quality it refused to claim for itself. Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul, he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not, closes the group on complicity, a silent accomplice sharing the guilt of the crime he will not name.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
An irascible man provokes fights, etc. The door to all vices is anger, which, if closed, will allow quiet for virtues within; but if opened, the mind will be armed for every crime.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
An angry man stirreth up strife,....
Good men love their worst enemies: The just, whom the bloody men hate, seek their soul, pray for their conversion, and would gladly do any thing for their salvation. The just seek his soul, that is, the soul of the upright, whom the bloody hate (so it is commonly understood), seek to protect it from violence, and save it from, or avenge it at, the hands of the blood-thirsty.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
An angry man stirreth up strife - His spirit begets its like wherever he goes. And a furious man aboundeth in transgression - His furious spirit is always carrying him into extremes, and each of these is a transgression.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִֽישׁ־ | ʾish- | a person of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אַ֭ף | ʾaf | anger | H639 → | 276 times |
| יְגָרֶ֣ה | yegareh | he stirs up | H1624 → | 14 times |
| מָד֑וֹן | madon | strife | H4066 → | 10 times |
| וּבַ֖עַל | uvaal | and a master of | H1167 → | 84 times |
| חֵמָ֣ה | chemah | rage | H2534 → | 125 times |
| רַב־ | rav- | [is] great of | H7227 → | 454 times |
| פָּֽשַׁע׃ | pasha' | transgression | H6588 → | 93 times |
אִֽישׁ־a person of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
אַ֭ףanger
ʾafH639 →276 times
יְגָרֶ֣הhe stirs up
yegarehH1624 →14 times
מָד֑וֹןstrife
madonH4066 →10 times
וּבַ֖עַלand a master of
uvaalH1167 →84 times
חֵמָ֣הrage
chemahH2534 →125 times
רַב־[is] great of
rav-H7227 →454 times
פָּֽשַׁע׃transgression
pasha'H6588 →93 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 17:9
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- 1 Peter 4:8
Through
Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
it leads to
- Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Proverbs 14:29
About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.