Proverbs 19:11

A merciful man is long-suffering; 1 And his triumph overtakes transgressors. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

10Delight does not suit a fool, 1 Nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness. 1

12The threatening of a king is like the roaring of a lion; 1 But as dew on the grass, so is his favor. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:16A fool declares his wrath the same day; 1 But a prudent man hides his own disgrace. 1

Proverbs 15:18a A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; 1 But an ungodly man rather stirs them up. 1

Proverbs 17:14Rightful rule gives power to words; 1 But sedition and strife precede poverty. 1

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 →

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