Proverbs 19:11-12

Modern English Version

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

¹²The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:11-12

21st Century King James Version

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

¹²The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

¹¹A person’s wisdom yields patience;^(A)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

¹²A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(B)
but his favor is like dew^(C) on the grass.^(D)

¹⁹A man of great wrath will suffer punishment;
for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou rescue him, yet thou must do it again.

¹⁹A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

Modern English Version (MEV)

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)