Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
King James Version
In Context
30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Cross References
Numbers 12:3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
Proverbs 14:17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 25:28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth 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 →