Proverbs 19:11-13

Jubilee Bible 2000

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

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

¹³¶ A foolish son is a pain unto his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Proverbs 19:11-13

New International Version

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)

¹³A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(E)
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(F)

Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB)

New International Version (NIV)