Proverbs 14:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.
  • Prov 19:11 : 11 A person’s wisdom has made him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
  • Num 12:3 : 3 (Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than any man on the face of the earth.)
  • Prov 22:24-25 : 24 Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person, 25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
  • Prov 25:28 : 28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
  • Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. 18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
  • Eccl 10:6 : 6 Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  • 1 Cor 13:4-5 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful.
  • Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
  • Prov 4:8 : 8 Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:32
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    32Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

  • Eccl 7:8-9
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    8The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

    9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 14:16-18
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    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 17:27-28
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    27The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 15:18
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    18A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 29:22-23
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    22An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Prov 19:11
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    11A person’s wisdom has made him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 15:1
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    1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

  • Jas 1:19
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    19Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

  • Prov 12:16
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    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Eccl 10:4
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    4If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Job 5:2
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    2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

  • Prov 11:12
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    12The one who denounces his neighbor lacks sense, but a discerning person keeps silent.

  • Prov 19:2-3
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    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 14:30
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    30A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones.

  • Prov 27:3-4
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    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

    4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

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    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 29:9
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    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28A king’s glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

  • Prov 10:13
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    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 18:13
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    13The one who gives an answer before he listens– that is his folly and his shame.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 20:3
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    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

  • Prov 15:5
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.