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Proverbs 22:24,25
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: …

Proverbs 25:28
He thathath no rule over his own spiritis like a citythat is broken down,and without walls.

Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

do it again

if you rescue him,
This part of the verse suggests the futility of intervening in the life of someone who does not learn from their mistakes. The concept of rescue here implies an attempt to shield someone from the consequences of their actions. In the broader biblical narrative, God often allows individuals to face the results of their choices to teach them and bring about repentance (Hebrews 12:6-11). The idea is not to abandon those in need but to recognize when intervention may enable continued destructive behavior.

you will have to do so again.
This phrase underscores the cyclical nature of behavior when there is no change of heart. It reflects the biblical principle that true transformation comes from repentance and a renewed mind (Romans 12:2). Without a change in character, the same issues will recur, necessitating repeated rescues. This aligns with the wisdom literature's emphasis on learning from discipline and the importance of personal responsibility (Proverbs 26:11,2 Peter 2:22). The verse serves as a caution against enabling behavior that does not lead to growth or change.

“A man of great anger…” (Proverbs 19:19a)

• Scripture paints the hot-tempered person as someone whose wrath flares easily and repeatedly (seeProverbs 14:17; 29:22).

• Such anger is not a momentary lapse but a settled pattern—an attitude that governs the person’s relationships, decisions, and speech (James 1:19-20).

• God’s Word consistently treats this kind of fury as sinful, not merely a personality quirk, because it opposes the Spirit’s fruit of self-control (Galatians 5:22-24).

“…must pay the penalty…” (Proverbs 19:19b)

• Actions have consequences. Persistent anger damages marriages, friendships, workplaces, churches (Proverbs 15:18; 20:2).

• Penalties may be:

– Broken trust and isolation (Proverbs 18:19)

– Loss of opportunities or leadership (1 Timothy 3:2-3)

– God’s disciplinary hand allowing hardship to expose the sin (Hebrews 12:6-11).

• The verse affirms that these consequences are not accidental but divinely woven into the fabric of life—righteous reaping for unrighteous sowing (Galatians 6:7-8).

“…if you rescue him…” (Proverbs 19:19c)

• Friends and family often step in to shield the angry person from fallout—paying fines, smoothing relationships, excusing behavior.

• While compassion is biblical (Galatians 6:2), enabling is not. Stepping between sin and its natural result can block God’s corrective work (Proverbs 19:25;1 Corinthians 5:4-5).

• The verse warns that well-meaning “rescues” must not become perpetual bailouts.

“…you will have to do so again.” (Proverbs 19:19d)

• Removing consequences without heart change invites repetition (Proverbs 26:11).

• True deliverance involves repentance and transformation by the Spirit (Ephesians 4:31-32;Colossians 3:8-10).

• Until the angry person faces the cost of his wrath and yields to Christ’s lordship, the cycle of explosion, rescue, and relapse continues.

Proverbs 19:19 teaches that chronic anger brings inevitable consequences ordained by God. Intervening to spare the hot-tempered individual from those consequences may feel loving, yet repeated rescues only perpetuate the sin. Real help allows the penalty to do its convicting work so that genuine repentance and Spirit-led change can break the cycle.

Βλάπτει τὸν ἄνδρα θυμὸς εἰς ὀργὴν πεσών Anger, says an adage, "is like a ruin, which breaks itself upon what it falls." Septuagint, "If he destroy (ἐὰν δὲλοιμεύηται), he shall add even his life;" if by his anger he inflict loss or damage on his neighbour, he shall pay for it in his own person; Vulgate,Et cum rapuerit, aliud apponet. Another interpretation of the passage, but not so suitable, is this: "If thou seek to save the sufferer (e.g. by soothing the angry man), thou wilt only the more excite him (the wrathful): therefore do not intermeddle in quarrels of other persons."

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