Bible verse
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
Proverbs 14:17 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 14.
13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
14 The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19 The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
KJV
[He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
ASV
He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
ERV
He that is soon angry will deal foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
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