Pro 14:29 | NETfull | STEP | The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 14:29

29 The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but the one who has a quick temper ^{▼▼ Heb “hasty of spirit” (so KJV, ASV); NRSV, NLT “a hasty temper.” One who has a quick temper or a short fuse will be evident to everyone, due to his rash actions.} exalts ^{▼▼ The participle “exalts” (מֵרִים, merim) means that this person brings folly to a full measure, lifts it up, brings it to the full notice of everybody.} folly.