Proverbs 14:29
A patient person has great understanding, 1 but the quick-tempered person exalts folly.
Unlocked Literal 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
30A tranquil heart is life for the body, 1 but envy rots the bones. 1
Cross References
Numbers 12:3Now the man Moses was very humble, humbler than anyone else on earth.
Proverbs 14:17One who is quick to become angry does foolish things, 1 and a person who makes evil schemes is hated. 1
Proverbs 16:32It is better to be slow to anger than to be a warrior 1 and one who rules his spirit is stronger than one who conquers a city. 1
Proverbs 22:24Do not make a friend of someone who is ruled by anger 1 and you must not go with one who rages, 1
Proverbs 25:28A person without self-control 1 is like a city breached and without walls.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quick to anger in your spirit, 2 for anger resides in the hearts 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 →