Slow to Anger

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:

Commentary

Commentary

Restraint is often a form of intelligence. Not every feeling deserves im mediate speech or action. The proverb joins emotional pace to wisdom. Slowness here is not suppression but deliberate governance that allows judgment to arrive before reaction takes command. Its endurance comes from consequence. Many avoidable wounds begin in unmanaged haste of spirit.