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Proverbs 29:22Prov.29.22

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

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Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Un homme colère excite des querelles, Et un furieux commet beaucoup de péchés.

KJV

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

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    . Therefore it should be reckoned a capital vice rather than anger. Objection 3: Further, a gloss on Prov. 29:22, "An angry [Douay: 'passionate'] man provoketh quarrels," says: "Anger is the door to all vices: if it be closed, peace is ensured within to all the virtues; if it be…

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