Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath 1 is of rav tevunah (great understanding), 1 but he that is angrily impulsive 1 exalteth folly. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
Cross References
Numbers 12:3(Now the man Moshe was anav me'od, above all the men which were upon the face of ha'adamah.)
Proverbs 14:17He that is quick-tempered dealeth folly, 1 and an ish mezimot (a man of crafty schemes) is hated. 1
Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger 1 is better than the gibbor; 1 and he that ruleth his ruach 1 than he that captures a city. 1
Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a ba'al af (angry man), 1 and with an ish chemot (man of wrath) thou shalt not go, 1
Proverbs 25:28He that hath no rule over his own ruach 1 is like an ir that is broken down, and without a chomah (wall).
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy ruach to be angry; 1 for ka'as (anger) resteth in the kheyk (bosom) of kesilim.
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 →