Proverbs 29:20–23

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?

There is more hope for a fool than for them.

21 A servant pampered from youth

will turn out to be insolent.

22 An angry person stirs up conflict,

and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.

23 Pride brings a person low,

but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become his son at the length.

22 An angry man stirreth up strife,

And a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

23 A man’s pride shall bring him low:

But honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

20 There is more hope for a fool

than for someone who speaks without thinking.

21 A servant pampered from childhood

will become a rebel.

22 An angry person starts fights;

a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

23 Pride ends in humiliation,

while humility brings honor.

20 Do you see a man hasty in his words?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood

Will have him as a son in the end.

22 An angry man stirs up strife,

And a furious man abounds in transgression.

23 A man’s pride will bring him low,

But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

20 Do you see people who speak too quickly?

There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.

21 If you spoil your servants when they are young,

they will bring you grief later on.

22 An angry person causes trouble;

a person with a quick temper sins a lot.

23 Pride will ruin people,

but those who are humble will be honored.

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become a son at the last.

22 An angry man stirreth up strife,

And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

23 A man’s pride shall bring him low;

But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

20 Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

22 An angry man exciteth contention; and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

23 A man’s pride bringeth him low; but the humble in spirit shall obtain honour.

20 Have you met a person who is quick to answer? 

There is more hope for a fool than for him. 

21 Pamper a slave from childhood, 

and later he will be ungrateful. 

22 An angry person stirs up a fight, 

and a hothead does much wrong. 

23 A person’s pride will humiliate him, 

but a humble spirit gains honor. 

20 Do you see a man who speaks too soon?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 A slave pampered from his youth

will become arrogant later on.

22 An angry man stirs up conflict,

and a hot-tempered man increases rebellion.

23 A person’s pride will humble him,

but a humble spirit will gain honor.

20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech?

There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.

21 A slave pampered from childhood

will come to a bad end.

22 One given to anger stirs up strife,

and the hothead causes much transgression.

23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,

but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

20 You see a man who is hasty in his words:

there is more hope for a fool than him.

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,

arrogance will be his end.

22 A man of anger will stir strife,

and the owner of anger, much transgression.

23 The pride of a person will bring him humiliation,

and the lowly of spirit will obtain honor.

20 Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking?

There is more hope for foolish people than for him.

21 If you spoil your servant while he is young,

he will bring you sorrow later on.

22 An angry man stirs up fights.

And a person who burns with anger commits many sins.

23 If a man is proud, he will be made low.

But if he isn’t proud, he will be honored.

20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 He who pampers his slave from childhood

Will in the end find him to be a son.

22 An angry man stirs up strife,

And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

23 A man’s pride will bring him low,

But a humble spirit will obtain honor.