Proverbs 16:32

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

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WEBBE

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

BSB

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.

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.

BBE

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 32

To overcome our own passions, requires more steady management, than obtaining victory over an enemy.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.