Proverbs 14:29

New King James Version

He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 14:28

In a multitude of people is a king’s honor, But in the lack of people is the downfall of a prince.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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 17:27

He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

Proverbs 25:28

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.

Proverbs 25:8

Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame?

Proverbs 4:8

Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Folly is set in great dignity, While the rich sit in a lowly place.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Numbers 12:3

(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)

Matthew 11:29

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

James 1:19

So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;