An angry man stirs up strife and a hot-tempered man piles up transgression.
The consequences of an angry man are named in Proverbs 29:22: An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression (v. 22). The pattern is observable.
An angry man stirs up strife. Anger does not stay private. It overflows into the relationships around the angry man, generating disputes, alienating friends, and creating tension everywhere he goes. He cannot keep the heat from spilling out.
Temper produces sin in quantity: A hot-tempered man abounds in transgression. Words spoken in anger violate the dignity of others. Actions taken in anger break what cannot easily be repaired. The angry man's life accumulates a record of transgressions specifically because he loses governance in moments that demand it. This can be compared to Proverbs 22:24, which warns against befriending such a man.
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Proverbs 29:22 meaning
The consequences of an angry man are named in Proverbs 29:22: An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression (v. 22). The pattern is observable.
An angry man stirs up strife. Anger does not stay private. It overflows into the relationships around the angry man, generating disputes, alienating friends, and creating tension everywhere he goes. He cannot keep the heat from spilling out.
Temper produces sin in quantity: A hot-tempered man abounds in transgression. Words spoken in anger violate the dignity of others. Actions taken in anger break what cannot easily be repaired. The angry man's life accumulates a record of transgressions specifically because he loses governance in moments that demand it. This can be compared to Proverbs 22:24, which warns against befriending such a man.