Selah · Bible verse
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.
In context
30One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
31Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.
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日本語 · 箴言 16:32 · 口語訳聖書怒りをおそくする者は勇士にまさり、自分の心を治める者は城を攻め取る者にまさる。한국어 · 잠언 16:32 · 개역한글노하기를 더디하는 자는 용사보다 낫고 자기의 마음을 다스리는 자는 성을 빼앗는 자보다 나으니라Español · Proverbios 16:32 · Reina-Valera (1909)Mejor es el que tarde se aira que el fuerte; y el que se enseñorea de su espíritu, que el que toma una ciudad.Português · Provérbios 16:32 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Melhor é o que demora para se irritar do que o valente; e melhor é aquele que domina seu espírito do que aquele que toma uma cidade.
