Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit holdeth up [to view] his folly.
Leeser Tanakh
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 sound heart is the life of the body; but jealousy is the rottenness of the bones.
Cross References
Numbers 12:3(But the man Moses was very meek, more so than any man who was upon the face of the earth.)
Proverbs 14:17He that is soon angry committeth folly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs 16:32One that is slow to anger is better than a hero; and he that ruleth his spirit, than the conqueror of a city.
Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a man given to anger; and with a man of fury thou must have no intercourse:
Proverbs 25:28Like a city that is broken in, and is without walls: so is the man that hath no control over his spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not rash in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in bosom of fools.
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 →