32 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.
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] slow אֶ֣רֶךְ H750 Adjective - masculine singular construct to anger אַ֭פַּיִם H639 Noun - md [is] better ט֤וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular than a warrior מִגִּבּ֑וֹר H1368 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular and he who controls וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל H4910 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his temper [is greater] בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ H7307 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular than one who captures מִלֹּכֵ֥ד H3920 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct a city עִֽיר׃ H5892 Noun - feminine singular