Proverbs 14:29

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, By which one may avoid the snares of death. 28In a multitude of people is a king’s glory, But in the scarcity of people is a prince’s ruin. One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness. 30A tranquil heart is life to the body, But jealousy is rottenness to the bones. 31One who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But one who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 14:29 word by word

אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּקְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃Read the interlinear

• slowאָרֵךְ'ârêk · slowH750
• to angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• has greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
• quick-temperedקָצֵרqâtsêr · shortH7116
• quick-temperedרוּחַrûach · spirit: temperH7307
• exaltsרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• foolishnessאִוֶּ֫לֶת'ivveleth · follyH200

Cross-references for Proverbs 14:29

• Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered person acts foolishly, And a person of evil devices is hated.
• Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered person stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
• Proverbs 16:32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.
• Numbers 12:3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any person who was on the face of the earth.)
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant.
• James 1:19You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
• James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy.
• Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with a person given to anger, Or go with a hot-tempered person,
• Proverbs 25:8Do not go out hastily to argue your case; Otherwise, what will you do in the end, When your neighbor humiliates you?
• Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the heart of fools.
• Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
• Matthew 2:16Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent men and killed all the boys who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.
• Proverbs 4:8Prize her, and she will exalt you; She will honor you if you embrace her.
• Ecclesiastes 10:6foolishness is set in many exalted places while the rich sit in humble places.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 14:29

• Anger
• Meekness
• Rashness

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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