Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding. But he who is of a hasty spirit setteth folly on high.
Noyes Bible
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
28In a numerous people is the glory of a king; But the want of people is the destruction of a prince.
30A quiet heart is the life of the flesh; But the ferment of passion is rottenness to the bones.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:17He who is hasty in his anger will commit folly; And the man of wicked devices will be hated.
Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a passionate man, Nor be the companion of a man prone to wrath;
Proverbs 25:28As a city broken through and without a wall, So is he that hath no rule over his spirit.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the 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 →