Proverbs 14:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”Proverbs 14:17
What Does Proverbs 14:17 Mean?
Proverbs 14:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 14, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 14:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 1:19“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”Proverbs 14:29“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”Ecclesiastes 7:9“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”Proverbs 29:22“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.”Proverbs 15:18“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.”Proverbs 16:32“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”Proverbs 22:24“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”Ephesians 4:31“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”Titus 1:7“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”Esther 3:6“And 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.”Esther 7:5“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?”Proverbs 6:18“An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,”Proverbs 12:2“A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.”Proverbs 12:16“A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.”Proverbs 20:3“It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.”Isaiah 32:7“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.”Jeremiah 5:26“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.”2 Kings 5:12“Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.”Proverbs 14:22“Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.”1 Corinthians 13:5“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
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