Proverbs 19:11 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 19:11

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

KJV

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily XXXV (604)

Through the vice of impatience, doctrine itself, the nurse of virtues, is scattered. For it is written: "A man's learning is known through patience." Therefore, the less patient anyone is shown to be, the less learned he is shown to be. For one cannot truly impart good things by teaching if he does not know how to tolerate the evils of others with equanimity in his way of living.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

It is his glory to pass over a transgression - “No,” says what is termed a man of honor; “he must meet me as a gentleman; I must have his blood, let God say what he will.” O poor, dastardly coward! thou canst not bear the reproach of poor, flimsy, paltry fellows who ridicule thee, because thou hast refused to commit murder. Such laws should be put down by law; and the man that gives a challenge should be hanged, because he intends to commit murder.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שֵׂ֣כֶל	Se.khel	[the] prudence of	H7922 →
אָ֭דָם	'A.dom	a person	H120 →
הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ	he.'e.Rikh	it makes long	H748 →
אַפּ֑וֹ	'a.Po	anger his	H639 →
וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ	ve.ti.Peh.'ar.To	and glory his	H8597 →
עֲבֹ֣ר	'a.Vor	[is] to pass	H5674 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
פָּֽשַׁע׃	Pa.sha'	transgression	H6588 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
leads to
- Proverbs 14:29
  A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 17:27
  A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- Proverbs 21:23
  He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 10:19
  When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Proverbs 18:13
  He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
Through
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
leads to
- James 1:19
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 15:18
  A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 25:28
  Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Proverbs

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Proverbs