Proverbs 16:32
A man slow to anger is better than a strong man; and he that governs his temper better than he that takes a city.
LXX2012 (British)
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In Context
31Old age is a crown of + 16:31 Gr. boasting. honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness.
33All evils come upon the ungodly into their bosoms; but all righteous things come of the Lord.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:29A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom: but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
Proverbs 16:19Better is a meek-spirited man with + 16:19 Or, affliction. lowliness, than one who divides spoils with the proud.
Proverbs 25:15In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Ecclesiastes 7:9The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:32
The Sovereignty of Divine Providence. 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. Note, 1. It ought to be the great care of old people to be found in the way of righteousness, the way of religion and serious godliness. Both God and man will look for them in that way; it will be expected that those that are old should be good, that the multitude of their years should teach them the best wisdom; let them therefore be found in that way. Death will come; the Judge is coming; the… Read the whole commentary →