Proverbs 19:11
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
In context
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish. 10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes! 11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. 12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 19:11 in the KJV
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:11 in the ESV
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.