Proverbs 19:11

World English Bible

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.

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Proverbs 19:11 in other translations

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:11 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:11 in context

  1. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished.
    He who utters lies shall perish.
  2. 10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
    much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  3. 11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
    It is his glory to overlook an offense.
  4. 12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.
  5. 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
    A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

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