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One who is shortקְצַרof angerאַפַּיִםdoesיַעֲשֶׂהfolly,אִוֶּלֶתand a manוְאִישׁof schemesמְזִמּוֹתis hated.יִשָּׂנֵא
Proverbs 14:17
Study it in the app“One who is short of anger does folly, and a man of schemes is hated.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:17, word by word
- One who is shortקְצַרketsar
short
Of few days; impatient, quick to anger.
Where else “ketsar” appears- of angerאַפַּיִםapayim
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “apayim” appears- doesיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears- and a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of schemesמְזִמּוֹתmezimot
plan
What one plots, often evil.
Where else “mezimot” appears- is hatedיִשָּׂנֵאyisane
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “yisane” appears
The context
16The wise fears and turns away from evil, but the senseless becomes furious and is confident.
17 · This verse (above)
18The simple inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.