Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)
Proverbs 14:29
Common English Bible
29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city.(A)
Proverbs 16:32
Common English Bible
32 Better to be patient than a warrior,
and better to have self-control than to capture a city.
Proverbs 19:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 Those with good sense are slow to anger,
and it is their glory to overlook an offense.(A)
Proverbs 19:11
Common English Bible
11 Insightful people restrain their anger;
their glory is to ignore an offense.
Proverbs 23:1-3
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Proverbs 23:1-3
Common English Bible
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
carefully consider what is in front of you.
2 Place a knife at your throat
to control your appetite.
3 Don’t long for the ruler’s delicacies;
the food misleads.
Proverbs 25:28
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28 Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control.(A)
Proverbs 25:28
Common English Bible
28 A person without self-control
is like a breached city, one with no walls.
Proverbs 29:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
29 One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn,
will suddenly be broken beyond healing.(A)
Proverbs 29:1
Common English Bible
29 One who stays stubborn after many corrections
will be suddenly broken, beyond healing.
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