Mishle 29:22

22 An ish af (angry man) stirreth up strife, and a ba’al chemah (ill-tempered man) aboundeth in peysha (transgression).

Mishle 29:22 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man stirreth up strife
In families, neighbourhoods, communities, churches, and commonwealths; that is, one that is given to anger, and gives way to it, in whom it prevails and rules; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression;
or, "a master of wrath or fury" F25; one much addicted to it: or, "the husband of wrath": wedded to it, as a man to his wife: or, as the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "who is easy to be angry"; is easily provoked, wrath rises up in him at once; this leads him on to many sins, as cursing, swearing, murder,


FOOTNOTES:

F25 (hmx leb) "dominus furoris", so Vatablus, Piscator, Michaelis.

Mishle 29:22 In-Context

20 Seest thou an ish that is hasty in his devarim? There is more tikvah for a kesil (fool) than for him.
21 He that pampers his eved from youth up shall have him as his ben at the acharit (end).
22 An ish af (angry man) stirreth up strife, and a ba’al chemah (ill-tempered man) aboundeth in peysha (transgression).
23 Ga’avat adam (pride of man) shall bring him low, but the humble in ruach shall attain kavod.
24 He who is partner with a ganav hateth his own nefesh; he heareth the curse of the victim but discloses nothing.
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