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Monday, July 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger: and it is his glory to passe ouer a transgression.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anger;   Forgiveness;   Meekness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Anger;   Wrath-Anger;   The Topic Concordance - Anger;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forgiveness of Injuries;   Prudence;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Glory;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Longsuffering;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Anger;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A person’s insight gives him patience,and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
Hebrew Names Version
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
King James Version
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
English Standard Version
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
New American Standard Bible
A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.
New Century Version
The wise are patient; they will be honored if they ignore insults.
Amplified Bible
Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger, And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].
World English Bible
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is to passe by an offence.
Legacy Standard Bible
A man's insight makes him slow to anger,And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.
Berean Standard Bible
A man's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
Contemporary English Version
It's wise to be patient and show what you are like by forgiving others.
Complete Jewish Bible
People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
Darby Translation
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Easy-to-Read Version
Experience makes you more patient, and you are most patient when you ignore insults.
George Lamsa Translation
The discretion of a man is shown by his patience; he glories when his iniquity is removed.
Good News Translation
If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.
Lexham English Bible
The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger, and his glory overlooks offense.
Literal Translation
A man's discretion makes his anger slow, and his glory is to pass over a transgression.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A wyse man putteth of displeasure, & it is his honor to let some fautes passe.
American Standard Version
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Bible in Basic English
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
It is the discretion of a man to be slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
A wyse man can put of displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faultes passe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
A merciful man is long-suffering; and his triumph overtakes transgressors.
English Revised Version
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The teching of a man is knowun bi pacience; and his glorie is to passe ouere wickid thingis.
Update Bible Version
The discretion of man makes him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Webster's Bible Translation
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.
New English Translation
A person's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
New King James Version
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
New Living Translation
Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
New Life Bible
A man's understanding makes him slow to anger. It is to his honor to forgive and forget a wrong done to him.
New Revised Standard
Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The learning of a man is known by patience: and his glory is to pass over wrongs.
Revised Standard Version
Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Young's Literal Translation
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory [is] to pass over transgression.
THE MESSAGE
Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

Contextual Overview

11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger: and it is his glory to passe ouer a transgression.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

discretion: or, prudence

deferreth: Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 17:14, Colossians 3:12, Colossians 3:13, James 1:19

and: Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 20:3, Proverbs 25:21, Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 18:21, Matthew 18:22, Romans 12:18-21, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 5:1

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 25:13 - Gird ye Isaiah 48:9 - defer Ephesians 4:26 - ye

Cross-References

Genesis 19:28
And he looked toward Sodome and Gomorrah, & toward all the land of the plaine, and beheld, and loe, the smoke of the countrey went vp as the smoke of a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
And it came to passe, when God destroyed the cities of the plaine, that God remembred Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the ouerthrow, when he ouerthrew the cities, in the which Lot dwelt.
2 Kings 6:18
And when they came downe to him, Elisha prayed vnto the Lord, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindnesse. And hee smote them with blindnesse, according to the word of Elisha.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie.
Isaiah 57:10
Thou art wearied in the greatnesse of thy way; yet saydst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieued.
Jeremiah 2:36
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt bee ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
Acts 13:11
And now behold, the hand of the Lord is vpon thee, & thou shalt be blind, not seeing the Sunne for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkenes, and he went about, seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger,.... That he does not show it immediately; but takes time to consider of the offence given him, and makes use of a proper time to resent what is fit should be resented; he is a wise and discreet man that is slow to anger,

Proverbs 14:29. He is most like to God, who is "longsuffering, abundant in goodness and truth", Exodus 34:6; and it is to the honour of his "name" that he "defers [his] anger", and "refrains from" cutting off those that offend him, Isaiah 48:9;

and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression; to forgive an offence committed; it is the duty and interest of a man to do so, and it is to his honour; as the contrary greatly reflects dishonour on him, and tends to his disgrace and reproach, if not to his ruin; see

Matthew 18:32.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 19:11. It is his glory to pass over a transgression. — "No," says what is termed a man of honour; "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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