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Proverbs 29:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.Proverbs 29:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:22 in context
20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
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Key words (Strong's)
- furiouschêmâhheatH2534 →
- strifemâdôwna contest or quarrelH4066 →
- angryʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
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See here the mischief that flows from an angry, passionate, furious disposition. 1. It makes men provoking to one another: An angry man stirs up strife, is troublesome and quarrelsome in the family and in the neighbourhood, blows the coals, and even forces those to fall out with him that would live peaceable and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary