17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.


In Context

14 From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man — from his fruits.

15 The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil have bowed down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:17A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:17The impatient man shall work folly: and the crafty man is hateful.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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