Proverbs 14:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. | A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated. | He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [a person] short of | קְֽצַר־ | ke-tzar- | H7116 | shortקָצֵר (qa.tser) 1) short, impatient 1a) in size, number, life, strength, etc |
| angers | אַ֭פַּיִם | 'A-pa-yim | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| he does | יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ya-'a-SEH | H6213A | to make: doעָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made |
| foolishness | אִוֶּ֑לֶת | 'i-VE-let | H0200 | follyאִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) foolishness, folly |
| and a person of | וְאִ֥ישׁ | ve-'ISH | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| evil devices | מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת | me-zi-MOT | H4209 | plotמְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) 1) purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil) |
| he is hated | יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃ | yi-sa-NE' | H8130 | to hateשָׂנֵא (sa.ne) 1) to hate, be hateful 1a) (Qal) to hate 1a1) of man 1a2) of God 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be hated 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom Aramaic equivalent: se.ne (שְׂנָא "to hate" H8131) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.