Proverbs 14:17 Cross References - BSB

¹⁷ A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

⁶ And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

⁵ Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” ⁶ Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

¹⁸ a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,

² The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

¹⁶ A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

²⁹ A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

¹⁸ A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

³² 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.

²⁴ Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

²² An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

⁹ Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

⁷ The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

²⁶ For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. ²⁷ Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. ²⁸ They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. ²⁹ Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

¹⁹ My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,