Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
In other versions
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
ASV
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
BBE
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
DBY
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
WEB
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory `is' to pass over transgression.
YLT
The discretion of a man defers his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
ENG
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
WBT
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
BSB
In context
9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
