The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Patience slows anger, and letting a wrong go can be a kind of glory.
KJV8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. 10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Short sayings of practical wisdom for everyday life, many attributed to Solomon.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
When someone wrongs you, go to them first, privately. The goal is to win the person back, not the argument.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
The Preacher praises companionship: two are better than one, they lift each other up, and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Many couples see God as the third strand.
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
Carrying someone else’s burden is the law of Christ lived out, and it is meant to be shared, not carried alone.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
You do not have to get even. Leaving justice in God’s hands is part of letting go.