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Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is…
“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”
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The verses around Proverbs 14:29.
27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Verse explanation
Compares whoever has patience, a sign of good understanding, with whoever gets irritated easily, which exposes his own lack of self-control and maturity.
From the Proverbs 14 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 14:29 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O longanimo é grande em entendimento, mas o que é de espirito impaciente assignala a sua loucura.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quem demora para se irar tem muito entendimento, mas aquele de espírito impetuoso exalta a loucura.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Si eres tardo para enojarte, eres sabio; pero si te enojas con facilidad, glorificas la ignorancia.
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