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Proverbs 29:22
Proverbs 29:22 is verse 22 of Proverbs chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
King James Version
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
World English Bible
An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
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Proverbs 29:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible
20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
23 A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
24 A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath, but does not testify.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Proverbs 17:19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
Proverbs 26:21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 30:33For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
James 3:16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.