John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding ,.... Or "long in wrath" F5 ארך אפים "longus iris", Vatablus; "longus naribus", Montanus; "longus narium", Schultens. ; it is long before he is angry; he is longsuffering, bears much and long, is very patient; such an one appears to understand himself and human nature, and has a great command over his passions; which shows him to be a man of great wisdom and understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly ;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:29
Note, 1. Meekness is wisdom. He rightly understands himself, and his duty and interest, the infirmities of human nature, and the constitution of human society, who is slow to anger, and knows how to excuse the faults of others as well as his own, how to adjourn his resentments, and moderate them, so as by no provocation to be put out of the possession of his own soul. A mild patient man is really to be accounted an intelligent man, one that learns of Christ, who is Wisdom itself. 2. Unbridled... read more