Proverbs 14:29 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hastyc of spirit exalteth folly. ”

Proverbs 14:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exalteth folly - Lifts it up, as it were, on high, and exposes it to the gaze of all men.
Proverbs 14:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. There are rather more in this chapter of a politica...
Proverbs 14:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

understanding . discernment. Hebrew. tebunah. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . hasty of spirit. Illustrations: Rehoboam ( 1 Kings 12 . Compare Proverbs 14:16 , above); Jehoram ( 2 Kings 5:7 ); Mart...
Proverbs 14:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. That is hasty of spirit - קצר רוח ketsar ruach, "the short of spirit;" one that is easily irri...
Proverbs 14:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that is slow to wrath, &c.— If we considered patience only as a moral virtue, or as a gracious sobriety and temper in subduing and regulating our affections and passions, as an absence of th...
Proverbs 14:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. (He that is) slow to wrath (is) of great understanding: but (he that is) hasty of spirit exa...
Proverbs 14:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
Proverbs 14:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly — i.e., brings it into view, or shows himself highly foolish. Or it may signify, “he takes up and carries away folly as his portion,” as Proverbs 3:35...
Proverbs 14:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10 "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and...
Proverbs 14:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be aband...
Proverbs 14:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. In all labour there...
Proverbs 14:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding ,.... Or "long in wrath" e; it is long before he is angry; he is longsuffering, bears much and long, is very patient; such an one appears to un...
Proverbs 14:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 14:29 [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Ver. 29. He that is slow to anger is of great understanding. ] "The...
Proverbs 14:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that is slow to wrath , &c. He who is not soon provoked to anger by reproaches or ill usage, shows himself to be a wise and great man; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly Exposes...
Proverbs 14:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Note, 1. Meekness is wisdom. He rightly understands himself, and his dut...
Proverbs 14:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is of great understanding; showeth great and true wisdom in conquering his sinful and shameful passions. Exalteth, Heb. lifteth up , like a banner; makes it known and visible to all men.
Proverbs 14:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Is A Refuge And A Wellspring Of Life To His People Whose Glory Is Revealed, Firstly, When His People Are Self-Controlled And Show Compassion On The Needy And Secondly, By His Providing Them A R...
Proverbs 14:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:29 GREAT UNDERSTANDING I. There are times and occasions when wrath is not only allowable, but right . A man who is incapable of being angry lacks an element of p...
Proverbs 14:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their first governess, and daily instils the elements of k...
Proverbs 14:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding. Sinful anger The scope of these words is to beat down sinful anger, a common evil, producing much mischief. In them there is-- 1. The exce...
Proverbs 14:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficia...
Proverbs 14:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 29. He that is slow to wrath, he who is able to control himself, who has himself well in hand at all times, is of great understanding, he will always have a clear mind to discriminate properly...
Proverbs 14:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 13:4 ; 1 Corinthians 13:5 ; Daniel 3:19-25 ; Ecclesiastes 10:6 ; Ecclesiastes 7:9 ; James 1:19 ; James 3:17 ; James 3:18 ; Matthew 11:29 ; Matthew 2:16 ; Numbers 12:3 ; Prov...
Proverbs 14:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exalteth — Heb. lifteth up, like a banner, makes it known and visible to all men.

Proverbs 14:29 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 14:29 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 14:29 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 14:29 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 14:29 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:29 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:29 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:29 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 14:29 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:29 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 14:29 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 14:29 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 14:29 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 14:29 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes