11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; …
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11)A wise man will observe these two rules about his anger: 1. Not to be over-hasty in his resentments: Discretion teaches us to defer our anger , to defer the admission of it till we have thoroughly considered all the merits of the provocation, seen them in a true light and weighed them in a just balance; and then to defer the prosecution of it till there be no danger of running into any indecencies…
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