God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 14:29
29A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity.
Proverbs 14:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
Context of Proverbs 14:29
27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp of death. 28A large population is an honor for a king, but without people a ruler is ruined. A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity. 30A tranquil heart makes for a healthy body, but jealousy is ⌞like⌟ bone cancer. 31Whoever oppresses the poor insults his maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors him.
Read all of Proverbs 14Proverbs 14:29 word by word
אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּקְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 14:29
- Proverbs 14:17A short-tempered person acts stupidly, and a person who plots evil is hated.
- Proverbs 15:18A hothead stirs up a fight, but one who holds his temper calms disputes.
- Proverbs 16:32Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.
- Numbers 12:3(Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)
- Matthew 11:29Place my yoke over your shoulders, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble. Then you will find rest for yourselves
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn’t jealous. It doesn’t sing its own praises. It isn’t arrogant.
- James 1:19Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.
- James 3:17However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure. Then it is peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good deeds, impartial, and sincere.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper, and never keep company with a hothead,
- Proverbs 25:8Do not be in a hurry to go to court. What will you do in the end if your neighbor disgraces you?
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Don’t be quick to get angry, because anger is typical of fools.
- Daniel 3:19Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with anger toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face turned red. He ordered that the furnace should be heated seven times hotter than normal.
- Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he became furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the exact time he had learned from the wise men.
- Proverbs 4:8Cherish wisdom. It will raise you up. It will bring you honor when you embrace it.
- Ecclesiastes 10:6Foolish people are often given high positions, and rich people are left to fill lower positions.
Commentaries on Proverbs 14:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29That is hasty of spirit - רוח קצר ketsar ruach, "the short of spirit;" one that is easily irritated; and, being in a passion, he is agitated so as to be literally short of breath. Here put in opposition to אפים ארך erech appayim, long of nostrils; see on Proverbs 14:17; (note); and of the same import with St. Paul's , longsuffering, longmindedness. See on Ephesians 4:2; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Exalteth folly - Lifts it up, as it were, on high, and exposes it to the gaze of all men.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29Verse 29 A mild, patient man is one that learns of Christ, who is Wisdom itself. Unbridled passion is folly made known.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29Wise people manage their emotions and express them in the right way.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. slow ... understanding--(Compare Pr 14:17). hasty--(Compare Pr 14:17). exalteth folly--makes it conspicuous, as if delighting to honor it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 14
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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