Proverbs 29:22
22 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
Other Translations of Proverbs 29:22
King James Version
22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
English Standard Version
22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
The Message
22 Angry people stir up a lot of discord; the intemperate stir up trouble.
New King James Version
22 An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.
New Living Translation
22 An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 29:22
Commentary on Proverbs 29:22
(Read Proverbs 29:22)
An angry, passionate disposition makes men provoking to one another, and provoking to God.