Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Cross-reference
In Proverbs 22:24, the same wisdom warns against befriending the hot-tempered — amplifying the warning about costly rescues.
In Proverbs 29:22, a wrathful man stirs up strife and causes transgression — expanding on the penalty and cycle from Proverbs 19:19.
Proverbs 18:6 teaches that a fool's words bring strife—a parallel wisdom saying about the destructive consequences of anger and folly.
In Proverbs 22:25, avoiding angry people prevents adopting their ways — a further consequence beyond the cycle of rescue.
In Proverbs 25:28, lack of self-control leaves one vulnerable — similar to the hot-tempered man who suffers penalty.
In 1 Samuel 20:30, Saul's hot-tempered outburst against Jonathan exemplifies the wrathful man described in Proverbs.
In 1 Samuel 22:17, Saul's uncontrolled rage results in killing priests — a disastrous consequence of the wrathful man.
In Esther 3:5, Haman's wrath against Mordecai later leads to his downfall, echoing the proverb's 'pay the penalty' for a man of great wrath.
Colossians 3:8 commands putting away anger and wrath—a NT directive that addresses the same destructive behavior the proverb warns about.
James 1:19 provides the antidote: being quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger—contrasting the costly consequences of unchecked wrath here.