Bible verse

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

Proverbs 16:32 · BSB

Proverbs 16:32 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 16.

28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

Read all of Proverbs 16

Proverbs 16:32 in other translations

KJV

[He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

ASV

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

ERV

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

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