Holy Scripture
Proverbs 29:22
A church father on this verse
“An irascible man provokes fights, etc. The door to all vices is anger, which, if closed, will allow quiet for virtues within; but if opened, the mind will be armed for every crime.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
22A furious man stirs up strife, And a passionate man digs up sin.
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20If thou see a man hasty in his words, Know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, And in the end shall grieve over himself.
— Proverbs 29:22 —
23Pride brings a man low, But the Lord upholds the humble minded with honor.
24He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: And if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,