Proverbs 14:29
He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
In Context
30A mery heart is the lyfe of the body: but enuie consumeth away the bones.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated [of the foole.]
Proverbs 16:32A patient man is better the one strong: and he that can rule hym selfe, is more worth then he that wynneth a citie.
Proverbs 22:24Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious:
Proverbs 25:28He that can not rule him selfe, is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:29
28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. Here are two maxims in politics, which carry their own evidence with them:—1. That it is much for the honour of a king to have a populous kingdom; it is a sign that he rules well, since strangers are hereby invited to come and settle under his protection and his own subjects live comfortably; it is a sign that he and his kingdom are under the blessing of God, the effect of which is being fruitful and… Read the whole commentary →