Proverbs 19:11
A wyse man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faultes passe.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
In Context
10Pleasure is not seemely for a foole: muche lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16A foole vttereth his wrath in all the haste: but a discrete man couereth his owne shame.
Proverbs 15:18An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with.
Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee.
Matthew 5:44But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you:
Romans 12:18If it be possible, as much as lyeth in you, lyue peaceably with all men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:11
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. Note, 1. Pleasure and liberty ill become a fool: Delight is not seemly for such a one. A man that has not wisdom and grace has no right nor title to true joy, and therefore it is unseemly. It ill becomes those that do not delight in God to delight in any thing, nor how to manage themselves, and therefore they do but expose themselves. It becomes ungracious fools to be afflicted, and mourn, and weep, not to laugh and be merry;… Read the whole commentary →