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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.
New American Standard Bible
And it is his glory
King James Version
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Holman Bible
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
International Standard Version
A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.
A Conservative Version
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
American Standard Version
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Amplified
Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger,
And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].
Bible in Basic English
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Darby Translation
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Julia Smith Translation
The understanding of man will defer his anger: and his glory to pass over transgression.
King James 2000
The discretion of a man delays his anger; and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The understanding of a person makes him slow to his {anger}, and his glory overlooks offense.
Modern King James verseion
The judgment of a man puts off his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
NET Bible
A person's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
New Heart English Bible
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
The Emphasized Bible
The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.
Webster
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
World English Bible
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
10 Delicate ease becometh not a fool; much more unseemly is it, a bond man to have the rule of princes. 11 A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass. 12 The king's disfavor is like the roaring of a Lion, but his friendship is like the dew upon the grass.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:32
A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.
Proverbs 14:29
Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.
Proverbs 15:18
An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.
James 1:19
Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.
Genesis 50:15-21
When Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, "Joseph might fortune to hate us and reward us again all the evil which we did unto him."
Proverbs 12:16
A fool uttereth his wrath in all the haste, but a discreet man forgiveth wrong.
Proverbs 17:14
He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.
Proverbs 20:3
It is a man's honour to keep himself from strife; but they that have pleasure in brawling, are fools every one.
Proverbs 25:21
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Matthew 5:44-45
But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;
Matthew 18:21-22
Then came Peter to him, and said, "Master, how oft shall I forgive my brother, if he sin against me? Shall I forgive him seven times?"
Romans 12:18-21
If it be possible, howbeit of your part, have peace with all men.
Ephesians 4:32-1
Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.
Colossians 3:12-13
Now therefore as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering,