Proverbs 14:29

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Summary

Proverbs 14:29

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

Slow

But

Matthew 2:16

Hasty

Proverbs 4:8

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Bible References

Slow

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.

A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,
but a man slow to anger calms strife.

Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.

Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

Love is patient, love is kind.
Love does not envy,
is not boastful, is not conceited,

My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

But

Don’t make friends with an angry man,
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry,
for anger abides in the heart of fools.

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Hasty

Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
if you embrace her, she will honor you.

The fool is appointed to great heights,
but the rich remain in lowly positions.