Proverbs 14:29

The Scriptures 1998

He who is patient has great understanding, But he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

Cross References

James 1:19

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be hasty in your spirit to be vexed, for vexation rests in the bosom of fools.

Proverbs 14:17

He who is impatient acts foolishly, And a man who plans wickedness is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

A man of wrath stirs up strife, But he who is patient appeases strife.

Proverbs 19:11

A man’s discretion makes him patient, And his adorning is to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is patient is better than the mighty, And he who rules over his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 25:28

A man who has no control over his spirit Is like a broken-down city without a wall.

Numbers 12:3

And the man Mosheh 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 meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beings.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Folly is set in many high positions, while the rich sit in a humble place.

Proverbs 25:8

Do not go forth to strive in haste, For what would you do in the end, When your neighbour has put you to shame?

Proverbs 4:8

“Exalt her, and let her uplift you; She brings you esteem when you embrace her.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herodes, having seen that he was fooled by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and he sent forth and slew all the male children in Bĕ

Proverbs 14:28

In a multitude of people Is a sovereign’s splendour, But in the lack of people Is the ruin of a prince.

Proverbs 17:27

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

Ecclesiastes 7:8

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