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11 A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
    and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.

12 The king’s anger is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.

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11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,[a]
    and his glory overlooks offense.
12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:11 Literally “nostril”

19 The person who has great anger must pay the consequences,
    because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

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19 A hot-tempered person pays a penalty;
    if you rescue him, you will do it yet again.

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