Proverbs 14:17 says a quick-tempered man acts foolishly — reinforcing the same contrast between patience and folly in this verse.

Proverbs 15:18 contrasts a hot-tempered man with one slow to anger — directly parallel to the teaching here.

Proverbs 16:32 declares that whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty — expanding the same virtue.

Proverbs 22:24 warns against befriending the angry person — the opposite behavior of the slow-to-anger praised in Proverbs 14:29.

Proverbs 25:28 describes the lack of self-control as vulnerability — the opposite of the self-restraint shown by the slow to anger.

In Proverbs 17:14, strife starts like a leak—quit before it escalates, reinforcing the wisdom of being slow to anger.

In Proverbs 19:11, good sense brings slowness to anger and glory in overlooking offenses—directly echoing the same virtue.

In Proverbs 20:3, keeping out of strife is honorable, while fools quarrel—reinforcing the value of patience.

In Proverbs 29:20, hasty speech is worse than folly—amplifying the danger of a quick temper.

Proverbs 25:8 advises against hasty legal action — an application of the slow-to-anger principle in a specific situation.

In Proverbs 19:2, haste causes missing the way—mirroring the folly of a quick temper.

In Proverbs 21:5, haste leads to poverty—parallel to hasty temper exalting folly, both warning against rashness.

James 1:19 explicitly advises being 'slow to anger' — a clear citation of the same proverb, applied to Christian conduct.

1 Corinthians 13:5 says love 'is not irritable' — a direct parallel to the slow-to-anger wisdom in Proverbs.

1 Corinthians 13:4 lists patience as a primary attribute of love — directly echoing the virtue of being slow to anger from Proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 similarly warns against quick anger, saying it lodges in fools' hearts — directly echoing the proverb's contrast between understanding and folly.

In Ecclesiastes 7:8, patience is better than pride—directly commending the same slow-to-anger spirit.

Psalm 37:8 commands refraining from anger, reinforcing the proverb's wisdom that patience leads to understanding.

In Ephesians 4:26, anger is permitted but must not lead to sin—echoing the call to slow anger with self-control.

Daniel 3:19-25 depicts Nebuchadnezzar's furious reaction, illustrating the folly of hasty temper warned against in the proverb.

Matthew 2:16 shows Herod's rage leading to infanticide — a vivid example of hasty temper exalting folly as the proverb describes.

1 Samuel 20:30 shows Saul's anger burning against Jonathan, a classic example of hasty temper leading to insult and folly.

In Acts 19:36, the town clerk urges calm and no rash action—a practical example of avoiding hasty folly.