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

He who is quick-tempered deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

An angry man stirs up strife. The slow to anger calms disputes.

Being slow to anger is better than being mighty. Being self-controlled is better than ruling a city.

Moses was a very humble (meek) man. He was more humble than anyone else on earth.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me. I am meek (mild) and humble in heart. You will have a restful life,

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is not jealous. Love does not brag and is not arrogant (proud).

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable (yielding), full of mercy and good fruits, without discord (partiality), without hypocrisy.

But

Do not befriend an angry man. Do not associate with a man who throws fits.

Do not run quickly to court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame.

Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Nebuchadnezzar was furious. The expression on his face changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than its required heat.

Herod saw that the astrologers tricked him and he was furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the time he learned from the astrologers.

Hasty

Love wisdom and she will exalt you. Embrace wisdom and she will honor you.

Craziness is set in many exalted places, and the rich sit in low places.