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Proverbs 14:17

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He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
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  1. Proverbs 14:29Rank 1 from verse 17
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    29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

  2. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 2 from verse 17
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  3. James 1:19Rank 3 from verse 17
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    19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  4. Proverbs 29:22Rank 4 from verse 17
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    22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

  5. Proverbs 15:18Rank 5 from verse 17
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    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  6. Proverbs 16:32Rank 6 from verse 17
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    32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

  7. Proverbs 22:24Rank 7 from verse 17
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    24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

  8. Esther 3:6Rank 8 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.

  9. Esther 7:5–6Rank 9 from verse 17
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    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.

  10. Isaiah 32:7Rank 10 from verse 17
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    7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.

  11. Jeremiah 5:26–29Rank 11 from verse 17
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    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?

  12. Proverbs 12:16Rank 12 from verse 17
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    16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

  13. Proverbs 12:2Rank 13 from verse 17
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    2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  14. Proverbs 6:18Rank 14 from verse 17
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    18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

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Proverbs 14:17

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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hated

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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14:16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

14:17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

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14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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