Proverbs 14:29
אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב ־ תְּבוּנָה וּקְצַר ־ רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
28בְּרָב ־ עָם הַדְרַת ־ מֶלֶךְ וּבְאֶפֶס לְאֹם מְחִתַּת רָזֽוֹן ׃
30חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת קִנְאָֽה ׃
Cross References
Numbers 12:3וְהָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה ענו מְאֹד מִכֹּל הָֽאָדָם אֲשֶׁר עַל ־ פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה ׃ ס
Proverbs 14:17קְֽצַר ־ אַפַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂה אִוֶּלֶת וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא ׃
Proverbs 16:32טוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִֽיר ׃
Proverbs 22:24אַל ־ תִּתְרַע אֶת ־ בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת ־ אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא ׃
Proverbs 25:28עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחֽוֹ ׃
Ecclesiastes 7:9אַל ־ תְּבַהֵל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֹס כִּי כַעַס בְּחֵיק כְּסִילִים יָנֽוּחַ ׃
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 →