Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 19:11
Proverbs 19:11. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger Defers the admission of anger, till he has thoroughly considered all the merits of the provocation, seen them in a true light, and weighed them in a just balance; and then defers the prosecution of it, till there be no danger of going into indecencies of speech or behaviour. Plato said to his servant, “I would beat thee if I were not angry.” And it is his glory to pass over a transgression Not to revenge a wrong, or an affront,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, which inspires terror, as preluding danger and death. The same idea occurs in Proverbs 20:2 (comp. Amos 3:4 , Amos 3:8 ). The Assyrian monuments have made us familiar with the lion as a type of royalty; and the famous throne of Solomon was ornamented with figures of lions on each of its six steps ( 1 Kings 10:19 , etc.). Thus St. Paul. alluding to the Roman emperor, says ( 2 Timothy 4:17 ), "I was delivered out of the mouth of the... read more