Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

Cross-references

Proverbs 10:12 also says hatred stirs up strife — directly paralleling the angry man's effect here. Both warn against conflict-causing attitudes.

Proverbs 15:18 echoes the same truth: a hot-tempered man stirs strife, reinforcing the warning against anger here.

Proverbs 22:24 advises avoiding hot-tempered people, directly reinforcing the warning about anger causing conflict and sin.

Proverbs 26:21 uses a fire metaphor to describe how a quarrelsome man kindles strife — parallel to the angry man stirring strife here.

Proverbs 14:17 says a quick-tempered person does foolish things, mirroring the 'many sins' of the hot-tempered.

Proverbs 19:19 notes a hot-tempered person must pay the penalty, paralleling the consequence of many sins from anger.

Proverbs 16:28 says a perverse person stirs up conflict — same phrase but different cause, reinforcing the theme.

Proverbs 17:14 compares starting a quarrel to breaching a dam, echoing the idea that anger stirs conflict.

Proverbs 17:19 Related theme

Proverbs 17:19 links love of transgression to strife — complementing the connection between anger and transgression here.

Proverbs 28:25 says the greedy stir up conflict — another cause of strife, similar to anger's role.

Daniel 3:13 Parallel

In Daniel 3:13, Nebuchadnezzar's furious rage exemplifies the proverb: his anger stirs up conflict and leads to sin.

In Ephesians 4:31, Paul commands believers to put away anger — directly contrasting the proverb's warning that anger stirs conflict.

In Colossians 3:8, believers are told to rid themselves of anger — a direct contrast to the proverb's depiction of anger's destructive results.

James 3:16 Parallel

James 3:16 links disorder to envy and selfish ambition, similar to how anger stirs conflict — both vices produce societal chaos.