Proverbs 19:11-12

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)

Proverbs 19:11-12

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹¹A person’s insight gives him patience,^(A)
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.^(B)

¹²A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,^(C)
but his favor is like dew on the grass.^(D)

¹⁹A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

¹⁹A person with great anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.^(A)

New International Version (NIV)