Proverbs 14:29

A Conservative Version

He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

Cross References

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is soon angry will deal foolishly. And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 25:28

He whose spirit is without restraint is a city that is broken down and without walls.

Numbers 12:3

Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men who were upon the face of the earth.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

Proverbs 25:8

Go not forth hastily to strive. What will thou do in the end of it when thy neighbor has put thee to shame?

Proverbs 4:8

Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Proverbs 17:27

He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.