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

29 Patience leads to abundant understanding,
    but impatience leads to stupid mistakes.

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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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32 Better to be patient than a warrior,
    and better to have self-control than to capture a city.

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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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11 Insightful people restrain their anger;
    their glory is to ignore an offense.

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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

23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
    carefully consider what is in front of you.
Place a knife at your throat
    to control your appetite.
Don’t long for the ruler’s delicacies;
    the food misleads.

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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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28 A person without self-control
    is like a breached city, one with no walls.

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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

29 One who stays stubborn after many corrections
    will be suddenly broken, beyond healing.

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