Proverbs 14:29 Cross References - ISV

²⁹ Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

³ Now the man Moses was very humble—more than any person on earth.

⁸ Prize her and she will exalt you. Indeed, if you embrace her, she will honor you.

¹⁷ A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated.

¹⁸ The quickly angered man stirs up contention, but anyone who controls his temper calms a dispute.

³² Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city.

¹¹ A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is to his credit that he ignores an offence.

²⁴ Don’t make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered, ²⁵ or you may learn his ways and find yourself caught in a trap.

⁸ don’t be in a hurry to argue in court. Otherwise, what will you do later on when your neighbor humiliates you?

²⁸ Like a city with breached walls is a man without self-control.

⁹ Never be in a hurry to become internally angry, since anger settles down in the lap of fools.

⁶ Foolishness is given great honor, while the prosperous sit in lowly places.

¹⁹ The King Orders an ExecutionOut of control with rage, Nebuchadnezzar’s facial expression changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual. ²⁰ Then he issued orders to his elite guard to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with ropes and throw them into the blazing fire furnace. ²¹ So the elite guard tied them up fully clothed, still wearing their robes, tunics, and turbans, and threw them into the blazing fire furnace, ²² because the king’s command was so drastic. Since the furnace was blazing hot, its flames killed those who threw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the blazing fire. ²³ Bound firmly with ropes, these three men Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the blazing fire furnace.
²⁴ The Fourth Man in the FurnaceAstonished, King Nebuchadnezzar stood up in terror, and asked his advisers, “Didn’t we throw three men into the fire, bound firmly with ropes?”
In reply they told the king, “Yes, your majesty.”
²⁵ “Look!” he told them, “I see four men walking untied and unharmed in the middle of the fire, and the appearance of the fourth resembles a divine being.”

¹⁶ The Massacre of the InfantsHerod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

²⁹ Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,

⁴ Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. Nor is she conceited, ⁵ and she is never rude; she never thinks just of herself or ever gets annoyed. She never is resentful;

¹⁹ You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

¹⁷ However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.