He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is soon angry deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
He that is soon angry will deal foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
He that is soon angry - קצר אפים ketsar appayim, "short of nostrils:" because, when a man is angry, his nose is contracted, and drawn up towards his eyes.
Dealeth foolishly - He has no time for reflection; he is hurried on by his passions, speaks like a fool, and acts like a madman.
The contrast lies between two forms of evil. Hasty anger acts foolishly, but the "man of wicked devices," vindictive and insidious, incurs all men's hatred.
14:17 Foolishly - His passion hurries him into foolish speeches and actions. Wicked devices - One who suppresses his passion, but meditates revenge. Hated - Both by God and men.