Proverbs 14:29
A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: 1 But a man of impatient spirit is very foolish. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
Cross References
Numbers 12:3And the man Moses was very meek beyond all the men that were upon the earth.
Proverbs 14:17A passionate man acts inconsiderately; 1 But a sensible man bears up under many things. 1
Proverbs 16:32A man slow to anger is better than a strong man; 1 And he that governs his temper better than he that takes a city. 1
Proverbs 22:24Be not companion to a furious man; 1 Neither lodge with a passionate man: 1
Proverbs 25:28As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, 1 So is a man who does anything without counsel.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: 1 For anger will rest in the bosom of fools. 1
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 →