Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
World English 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
30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
Cross References
Numbers 12:3Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.
Proverbs 14:17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
Proverbs 16:32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 22:24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
Proverbs 25:28Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests 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 →