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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

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29 One who is (A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is [a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:29 Lit short of spirit

32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
    one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

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

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11 A person’s (A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory (B)to overlook an offense.

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23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
    consider diligently what is before you;
put a knife to your throat,
    if you are a man given to appetite.
Don’t be desirous of his dainties,
    since they are deceitful food.

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On Life and Conduct

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully [a]what is before you,
And put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)person of great appetite.
Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:1 Or who

28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls
    is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

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28 Like a (A)city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person (B)who has no self-control over his spirit.

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29 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck
    will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

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Warnings and Instructions

29 A person [a]often (A)rebuked who [b]becomes obstinate
Will (B)suddenly be broken [c]beyond remedy.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:1 Lit of rebukes who
  2. Proverbs 29:1 Lit hardens his neck
  3. Proverbs 29:1 Lit and there is no remedy