Proverbs 19:11 · KJV
“The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and {it is} his glory to pass over a transgression. {discretion: or, prudence}”
— Proverbs 19:11
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 19 — Context
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and {he that} speaketh lies shall perish.
10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and {it is} his glory to pass over a transgression. {discretion: or, prudence}
12The king's wrath {is} as the roaring of a lion; but his favour {is} as dew upon the grass.
13A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:32
{He that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 14:29
{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly. {hasty...: Heb. short of spirit}
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Colossians 3:12-13
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 20:3
{It is} an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent {man} covereth shame. {presently: Heb. in that day}
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.