Proverbs 14:29

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

Cross References

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry, for anger abides in the heart of fools.

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, and one who schemes is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger  calms strife.

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offence.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions,  than capturing a city.

Proverbs 25:28

A person who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.

Numbers 12:3

Moses was a very humble man, more so than anyone on the face of the earth.

Matthew 11:29

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

Ecclesiastes 10:6

The fool is appointed to great heights, but the rich remain in lowly positions.

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent  humiliates you?

Proverbs 4:8

Cherish her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honour you.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he realised that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Proverbs 14:28

A large population is a king’s splendour, but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.

Proverbs 17:27

The one who has knowledge restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a person of understanding.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.