Proverbs 29:22
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
In context
19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond. 20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
21 A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent. 22 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins. 23 Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor. 24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify.
25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 29:22 in the KJV
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 29:22 in the ESV
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.