He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
WEB
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
YLT
Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
DBT
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.