The Man of Integrity
Proverbs 19:19
In 11 translations
- BSB
- A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.
- KJV
- A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.do: Heb. add
- WEB
- A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
- ASV
- A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.
- LSV
- A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, || For if you deliver, yet again you add.
- YLT
- A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
- DBY
- A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
- DRC
- He that is impatient, shall suffer damage: and when he shall take away he shall add another thing.
- GNV
- A man of much anger shall suffer punishment: and though thou deliuer him, yet wil his anger come againe.
- JPS
- A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou interpose, thou wilt add thereto.
- LXXE
- A malicious man shall be severely punished, and if he commit injury, he shall also lose his life.
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Where the editions differ
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- Written (Ketiv): גֹּרַל (“a lot of”). Read aloud (Qere): גְּֽדָל (“a [person] great of”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads גְּֽרָל־; read aloud (Qere) reads גְּֽדָל (“a [person] great of”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- גרל־חֵ֭מָה נֹ֣שֵׂא עֹ֑נֶשׁ כִּ֥י אִם־תַּ֝צִּ֗יל וְע֣וֹד תּוֹסִֽף׃Read aloud as (qere): גְּֽדָל
- LXX-Br
- Κακόφρων ἀνὴρ πολλὰ ζημιωθήσεται· ἐὰν δὲ λοιμεύηται, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ προσθήσει.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
- 2 Samuel 16:5–6As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. He threw stones at David and at all…
- Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
- 1 Samuel 24:17–22and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil. And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me…
- 1 Samuel 22:7–23Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds? Is that why all of you have conspired against me?…
- Proverbs 22:24–25Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
- 1 Samuel 26:21–25Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!” “Here is the king’s…
- 1 Samuel 20:30–31Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who…
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