“The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.It is his glory to overlook an offense.”
Proverbs 19:11 (WEB)
Context Reading
9A false witness shall not be unpunished.He who utters lies shall perish. 10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.It is his glory to overlook an offense. 12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father.A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.