Proverbs 19:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.”

Proverbs 19:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 19:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 19:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.”

Proverbs 19:11 — World English Bible

Proverbs 19:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.”

Proverbs 19:11 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory <FI>is<Fi> to pass over transgression.”

Proverbs 19:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 19:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. ”

Proverbs 19:11 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 19:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The discretion of man deferreth his anger: and his glory is to passe by an offence.”

Proverbs 19:11 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 19:11 in Context — Proverbs 19

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.

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What Does Proverbs 19:11 Mean?

Proverbs 19:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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