Proverbs 29:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.

New Living Translation
An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

English Standard Version
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Berean Study Bible
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

New American Standard Bible
An angry person stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered person abounds in wrongdoing.

NASB 1995
An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

NASB 1977
An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Amplified Bible
An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.

Christian Standard Bible
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered one increases rebellion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An angry man stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.

Contemporary English Version
A person with a quick temper stirs up arguments and commits a lot of sins.

Good News Translation
People with quick tempers cause a lot of quarreling and trouble.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
An angry person stirs up a fight, and a hothead does much wrong.

International Standard Version
An angry man stirs up arguments, and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.

NET Bible
An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

New King James Version
An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.

King James 2000 Bible
An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

New Heart English Bible
An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

World English Bible
An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

American King James Version
An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

American Standard Version
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

A Faithful Version
An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

Darby Bible Translation
An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

English Revised Version
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Webster's Bible Translation
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
An angrie man stirreth vp strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
An angry man stirreth vp strife, and he that beareth euyll will in his mynde doth much euyll.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
An angrie man stereth vp strife, and he that beareth euell wyll in his mynde, doth moch euell.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
An angry man stirs up contention, "" And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Young's Literal Translation
An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Smith's Literal Translation
A man of anger will excite strife, and the possessor of wrath increased transgression.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A passionate man provoketh quarrels: and he that is easily stirred up to wrath, shall be more prone to sin.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A short-tempered man provokes quarrels. And whoever is easily angered is more likely to sin.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
An angry man stirs up judgment and a furious man increases evil.

Lamsa Bible
An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
















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