Proverbs 16:32
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16:32Better to be slow to anger110 than to be a mighty warrior,
and one who controls his temper111 is better than112 one who captures a city.113
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- 110 One who is “slow to anger” is a patient person (cf. , , ). This is explained further in the parallel line by the description of “one who rules his spirit” (וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ, umoshel bérukho), meaning “controls his temper.” This means the person has the emotions under control and will not “fly off the handle” quickly.
- 111 Heb “who rules his spirit” (so ).
- 112 The phrase “is better than” does not appear in this line in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the parallelism.
- 113 The saying would have had greater impact when military prowess was held in high regard. It is harder, and therefore better, to control one’s passions than to do some great exploit on the battlefield.
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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.
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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.
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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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