Proverbs 19:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

Proverbs 16:32

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

Proverbs 14:29

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

James 1:19

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

Proverbs 15:18

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

Proverbs 12:16

A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind  and compassionate  to one another, forgiving  one another, just as God also forgave you  in Christ.

Proverbs 20:3

Honour belongs to the person who ends a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Proverbs 25:21

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.

2 Kings 5:12

Aren’t Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?  Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean? ’ So he turned and left in a rage.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip goes around revealing a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

Proverbs 29:11

A fool gives full vent to his anger,  , but a wise person holds it in check.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord,  and he will rescue you.