Proverbs 14:29

14:29 The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,

but the one who has a quick temper ¹  exalts ²  folly.

[14:29]  ¹ tn Heb “hasty of spirit” (so KJV, ASV); NRSV, NLT “a hasty temper.” One who has a quick temper or a short fuse will be evident to everyone, due to his rash actions.

[14:29]  ² sn The participle “exalts” (מֵרִים, merim) means that this person brings folly to a full measure, lifts it up, brings it to the full notice of everybody.