Proverbs 19:11

Proverbs chapter 19 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

v.11This passage

v.12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
James 1:19
Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.
Ephesians 4:32
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.