Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is soone angry, dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked deuices is hated.
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- Proverbs 14:29Rank 1 from verse 17
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6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
6And hee thought scorne to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Iewes, that were throughout the whole kingdome of Ahasuerus, euen the people of Mordecai.
- Esther 7:5–6Rank 9 from verse 17
5¶ Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
5¶ Then the king Ahasuerus answered, & said vnto Esther the Queene: Who is he? and where is he, †that durst presume in his heart to do so?
6And Esther said, †The aduersary and enemie, is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid ‖before the King and the Queene.
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- Jeremiah 5:26–29Rank 11 from verse 17
26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
26‖For among my people are found wicked men: they lay waite as hee that setteth snares, they set a trap, they catch men.
27‖As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28**They are waxen fat, they shine: yea they ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they iudge not the cause, the cause of the fatherlesse, yet they prosper: and the right of the needy doe they not iudge.
29Shall I not visit for these things, saith the LORD? shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?
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Proverbs 14:17
Feeling or showing anger; wrathful or provoked.
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Without wisdom, sound judgment, or understanding; rashly or absurdly.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Plans, purposes, designs, or schemes formed in the mind.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.
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16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but the foole rageth, and is confident.
17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
17 He that is soone angry, dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked deuices is hated.
Selected passage18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
18The simple inherite folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.