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Proverbs 19:11-13
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11 The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger,[a]
    and his glory overlooks offense.
12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
    and the quarreling of a woman[b] is a continuous dripping.

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  1. Proverbs 19:11 Literally “nostril”
  2. Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”
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Proverbs 19:11-13
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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,(B)
    but his favor is like dew(C) on the grass.(D)

13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,(E)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.(F)

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