Proverbs 19:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

The discretion of a man defers his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

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  • Prov 16:32 : 32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.
  • Col 3:12-13 : 12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience. 13 Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
  • Matt 5:44-45 : 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you; 45 That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
  • Rom 12:18-21 : 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. 20 Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Eph 4:32-5:1 : 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. 1 Be therefore followers of God, as beloved children;
  • Prov 12:16 : 16 A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.
  • Gen 50:15-21 : 15 And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will perhaps hate us, and will certainly repay us all the evil that we did unto him. 16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Your father did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall you say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray you now, the trespass of your brothers, and their sin, for they did unto you evil, and now, we pray you, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him. 18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants. 19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save many people alive. 21 Now therefore fear not, I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.
  • Prov 25:21 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
  • Matt 18:21-22 : 21 Then Peter came to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times? 22 Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Up to seven times: but, Up to seventy times seven.

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    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

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  • Prov 29:22-23
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  • Prov 16:31-32
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  • Prov 14:16-17
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  • Prov 12:16
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  • Prov 15:18
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    18A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

  • Prov 20:2-3
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  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Eccl 10:4
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  • Eccl 7:9
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  • Prov 17:27-28
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  • Prov 24:18
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    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 19:19
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    19A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

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  • Prov 27:12
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  • Prov 17:9-10
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  • Prov 25:15
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  • Prov 21:14
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    19Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

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  • Prov 13:15-16
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    11Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;

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    3A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.