11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.


In Context

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

Proverbs 19:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:11A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:11The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man defers his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.