Proverbs 29:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 Do you see someone who is too eager to speak?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 If you pamper a slave from his childhood,
in the end he will prove ungrateful.[a]
22 A bad-tempered man provokes quarrels,
and a hothead commits a host of offenses.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:21 Vulgate reading; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Proverbs 29:20-22
New International Version
20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)
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.(B)
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