32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:32
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 32
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[He who is] slowאֶ֣רֶךְH750Adjective - masculine singular constructto angerאַ֭פַּיִםH639Noun - md[is] betterט֤וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularthan a warriorמִגִּבּ֑וֹרH1368Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singularand he who controlsוּמֹשֵׁ֥לH4910Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis temper [is greater]בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹH7307Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularthan one who capturesמִלֹּכֵ֥דH3920Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructa cityעִֽיר׃H5892Noun - feminine singular