Proverbs 16:32
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32Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero.
Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city.
Copyright 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s emotions, than capturing a city.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who is slow to anger is better than him who is mighty,
and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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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