Proverbs 14:17
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
BSB
ASV
He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
KJV
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly,.... A man that is quick and short, of a hasty spirit, and presently discovers anger and resentment in his face; he says and does many foolish things, which he afterwards is sorry for, and repents, and is ashamed of; and he is to be pitied and forgiven; and a man of wicked devices is hated; one that hides his anger, covers his resentment, contrives schemes to revenge himself, and waits an opportunity to put them in execution, is justly hateful to God and men.
He . . . angry--literally, "short of anger" (compare Pr 14:29, opposite idea). man . . . hated--that is, the deliberate evildoer is more hated than the rash.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
leads to
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
Through
Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
leads to
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
leads to
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.