Verse List for PROV 14:29

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OET (OET-RV) People who are slow to get angry, have more understanding, ⇔ ^ but a quick-tempered person prioritises foolishness.

OET-LV A_person_long _of anger(s) is_great _of understanding and_a _person_short _of spirit is_exalting foolishness.

ULT One long of nostrils, is abundant, in understanding, ⇔ but one short of spirit lifts up folly.

UST People who do not become angry quickly are very wise, ⇔  but people who become angry quickly show everyone how foolish they are.

BSB & MSB A patient [man] has great understanding, ⇔  but a quick -tempered [man] promotes folly.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who is slow to anger has great understanding, ⇔  but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

NET The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, ⇔ but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

LSV Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding,
And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.

FBV If you're slow to get angry, you're very wise; but if you have a short fuse you glorify stupidity.

T4T ⇔  Those who do not quickly become angry are very wise; ⇔  by quickly becoming angry, people show that they are foolish.

LEB • He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
• but the hasty of spirit[fn] exalts folly.

BBE He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

Moff To be forbearing is to show great sense: ⇔  the height of folly is to be quick-tempered.

JPS He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

ASV He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; ⇔ But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

DRA He that is patient, is governed with much wisdom: but he that is impatient, exalteth his folly.

YLT Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

Drby He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

RV He that is slow to anger is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

SLT The slow to anger of much understanding: and the short of spirit exalts folly.

Wbstr He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

KJB-1769 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]He that is slow to wrath, is of great vnderstanding: but he that is hasty of spirit, exalteth folly.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps He that is patient hath much vnderstanding: but he that is soone displeased, exalteth foolishnesse.
(He that is patient hath/has much understanding: but he that is soon displeased, exalteth foolishness.)

Gnva He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
(He that is slow to wrath, is of great wisdom: but he that is of an hasty mind, exalteth folly.)

Cvdl Pacience is a token of wi?dome, but wrath and haistie displeasure is a token of foolishnesse.
(Pacience is a token/sign of wi?dome, but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token/sign of foolishness.)

Wycl He that is pacient, is gouerned bi myche wisdom; but he that is vnpacient, enhaunsith his foli.
(He that is patient, is governed by much wisdom; but he that is unpacient, enhanceth/enhances his folly.)

Luth Wer geduldig ist, der ist weise; wer aber ungeduldig ist, der offenbart seine Torheit.
(Who patient is, the/of_the is wise; who but impatient/short-tempered is, the/of_the revealed his folly.)

ClVg Qui patiens est multa gubernatur prudentia; qui autem impatiens est exaltat stultitiam suam.
(Who patient it_is fine governsur prudence; who/which however impatiens it_is exalts stupidity his_own.)

UHB אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּ⁠קְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ ‡

BrLXX Μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ πολὺς ἐν φρονήσει, ὁ δὲ ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρῶς ἄφρων.

BrTr A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.