Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
In Context
10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:16A fool’s vexation is presently known: but a prudent man concealeth shame.
Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up contention: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before there be quarrelling.
Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Matthew 5:44but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Romans 12:18If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:11
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. Note, 1. Pleasure and liberty ill become a fool: Delight is not seemly for such a one. A man that has not wisdom and grace has no right nor title to true joy, and therefore it is unseemly. It ill becomes those that do not delight in God to delight in any thing, nor how to manage themselves, and therefore they do but expose themselves. It becomes ungracious fools to be afflicted, and mourn, and weep, not to laugh and be merry;… Read the whole commentary →