The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory `is' to pass over transgression.
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? do I not wash in them and I have been clean?' and he turneth and goeth on in fury.
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
The fool -- in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.
Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
The beginning of contention `is' a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,