Proverbs 14:29
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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
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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
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English Standard Version
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

New American Standard Bible
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

King James Bible
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

International Standard Version
Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

NET Bible
The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that is patient is very wise and he that is impatient, very foolish.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity.

King James 2000 Bible
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

American King James Version
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalts folly.

American Standard Version
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly.

Darby Bible Translation
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

English Revised Version
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

World English Bible
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Lexicon
He that is slow
'arek  (aw-rake')
long -- long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).
to wrath
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
is of great
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
understanding
tabuwn  (taw-boon')
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice -- discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
but he that is hasty
qatser  (kaw-tsare')
short (whether in size, number, life, strength or temper) -- few, hasty, small, soon.
of spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
exalteth
ruwm  (room)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
folly
'ivveleth  (iv-veh'-leth)
silliness -- folly, foolishly(-ness).
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