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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 19) Proverbs 19:11-12 KJV
"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass."
Proverbs Chapter 19, Verse 11-12
Proverbs 19:11-12 in Context (Verses 8–15 KJV)
8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.*
9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.*
12
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.