Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The understanding of man will defer his anger: and his glory to pass over transgression.
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.
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.
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 Delight is not becoming to the foolish one; much less for a servant to rule over chiefs. 11 The understanding of man will defer his anger: and his glory to pass over transgression. 12 The king's wrath growling as the young lion, and his acceptance as dew upon the grass.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:32
He slow to anger is, good above the strong; and, he ruling over his spirit above him taking a city,
Proverbs 14:29
The slow to anger of much understanding: and the short of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 15:18
A man of wrath will excite strife: and he slow to anger will appease contention.
James 1:19
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
Genesis 50:15-21
And Joseph's brethren will see that their father died, and they will say to him, Joseph will lie in wait for us, and turning back, will turn back to us all the evil which we did to him.
Proverbs 12:16
The foolish one in the day shall make known his anger: but the prudent one covered dishonor.
Proverbs 17:14
The causing water to break forth. is the beginning of strife: cast off contention before being irritated.
Proverbs 20:3
Honor to a man ceasing from strife: and every foolish one will be irritated.
Proverbs 25:21
If thine enemy hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he thirst, give him water to drink:
Matthew 5:44-45
But I say to you, Love your enemies, praise them cursing you, do well to them hating you, and pray for them threatening you, and driving you out.
Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter, having come to him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I let him go? Till seven times?
Romans 12:18-21
If possible of you, living peaceably with all men.
Ephesians 4:32-1
And be ye kind one to another, having good bowels, favoring each other, as also God in Christ Jesus favored you.
Colossians 3:12-13
Put on therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassions, kindnesses, humility, meekness, longsuffering;