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


In Context

8 Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

9 A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

10 Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

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

12 The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

13 A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

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.