The Meaning of Proverbs 19:11 Explained

Proverbs 19:11

KJV: The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

YLT: The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.

Darby: The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

ASV: The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The discretion  of a man  deferreth  his anger;  and [it is] his glory  to pass over  a transgression. 

What does Proverbs 19:11 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 19

1  Life and Conduct

What do the individual words in Proverbs 19:11 mean?

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger and his glory [is] to overlook over a transgression
שֵׂ֣כֶל אָ֭דָם הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ אַפּ֑וֹ וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ‪‬ עֲבֹ֣ר עַל־ פָּֽשַׁע

שֵׂ֣כֶל  The  discretion 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׂכֶל  
Sense: prudence, insight, understanding.
אָ֭דָם  of  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ  makes  him  slow 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָרַךְ 
Sense: to be long, prolong.
אַפּ֑וֹ  to  anger 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אַף 
Sense: nostril, nose, face.
וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ‪‬  and  his  glory  [is] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
עֲבֹ֣ר  to  overlook 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָבַר 
Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פָּֽשַׁע  a  transgression 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּשַׁע  
Sense: transgression, rebellion.