Proverbs 19:11-12
New American Standard Bible
11 A person’s (A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory (B)to overlook an offense.
12 A (C)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like (D)dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:11-12
Revised Standard Version
11 Good sense makes a man slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king’s wrath is like the growling of a lion,
but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 19:19
New American Standard Bible
19 A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 19:19
Revised Standard Version
19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty;
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:19 Heb obscure
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