Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 14:29 in English Standard Version "Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly." Pr 14:17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. Pr 16:32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Pr 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Ec 7:9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. Jas 1:19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;