Proverbs 14:29
Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.
Translation for Translators
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 12:3The truth was that Moses/I was very humble. He/I was more humble than anyone else on the earth and Moses/I had not appointed himself/myself to be their leader.
Proverbs 14:17Those who quickly become angry [IDM] do foolish things; people hate those who plan to do wicked things (OR, those who have good sense remain calm/patient).
Proverbs 16:32Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to ◄control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry► than to conquer a city.
Proverbs 22:24Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,
Proverbs 25:28People who ◄cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry► are unable to defend their behavior; that is like having a city without a wall around it, with the result that no one can defend it.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not quickly ◄lose your temper/react to things angrily►, because it is foolish people [SYN] who become very angry.
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 →