Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:11
11A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
- New International Version (NIV)A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
Context of Proverbs 19:11
9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies perishes. 10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool — how much less for a slave to rule over princes! A person’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense. 12A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:11 word by word
שֵׂ֣כֶל אָ֭דָם הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ אַפּ֑וֹ וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ עֲבֹ֣ר עַל־פָּֽשַׁע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:11
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.
- Proverbs 14:29A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
- Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.
- Proverbs 16:32Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions, than capturing a city.
- Proverbs 17:14To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
- Colossians 3:12Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
- James 1:19My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Proverbs 20:3Honor belongs to the person who ends a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
- Genesis 50:15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said to one another, “If Joseph is holding a grudge against us, he will certainly repay us for all the suffering we caused him.”
- Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Matthew 18:21Then Peter approached him and asked, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? As many as seven times?”
- Romans 12:18If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
- Ephesians 4:32And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
- Ephesians 5:1Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children,
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11It is his glory to pass over a transgression - "No," says what is termed a man of honor; "he must meet me as a gentleman; I must have his blood, let God say what he will." O poor, dastardly coward! thou canst not bear the reproach of poor, flimsy, paltry fellows who ridicule thee, because thou hast refused to commit murder. Such laws should be put down by law; and the man that gives a challenge should be hanged, because he intends to commit murder.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 He attains the most true glory who endeavours most steadily to overcome evil with good.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Compare Pr 14:29; 16:32). This inculcation of a forgiving spirit shows that true religion is always the same (Mt 5:22-24).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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