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New American Standard Bible (©1995) He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity. King James Bible He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Jump to Previous Occurrence Anger Angry Displays Exalteth Exalting Exalts Folly Foolish Gives Good Great Hasty Over-Quick Patient Quick Quick-Tempered Sense Short Slow Spirit Support Temper Understanding Wrath Jump to Next Occurrence Anger Angry Displays Exalteth Exalting Exalts Folly Foolish Gives Good Great Hasty Over-Quick Patient Quick Quick-Tempered Sense Short Slow Spirit Support Temper Understanding Wrath Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 29 Note, 1. Meekness is wisdom. He rightly understands himself, and his duty and interest, the infirmities of human nature, and the constitution of human society, who is slow to anger, and knows how to excuse the faults of others as well as his own, how to adjourn his resentments, and moderate them, so as by no provocation to be put out of the possession of his own soul. A mild patient man is really to be accounted an intelligent man, one that learns of Christ, who is Wisdom itself. 2. Unbridled passion is folly proclaimed: He that is hasty of spirit, whose heart is tinder to every spark of provocation, that is all fire and tow, as we say, he thinks hereby to magnify himself and make those about stand in awe of him, whereas really he exalts his own folly; he makes it known, as that which is lifted up is visible to all, and he submits himself to it as to the government of one that is exalted. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: A anger but displays exalts folly great has He is man patient quick-tempered slow to understanding who Bible Browser |