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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31Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
Proverbs 16:19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 25:15By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.
Ecclesiastes 7:9Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ephesians 5:1Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Revelation 3:21He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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 →