Proverbs 16:32

טוֹב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבּוֹר וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ מִלֹּכֵד עִֽיר ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

In Context

31עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת שֵׂיבָה בְּדֶרֶךְ צְדָקָה תִּמָּצֵֽא ׃

33בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת ־ הַגּוֹרָל וּמֵיְהוָה כָּל ־ מִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 14:29אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם רַב ־ תְּבוּנָה וּקְצַר ־ רוּחַ מֵרִים אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃

Proverbs 16:19טוֹב שְׁפַל ־ רוּחַ אֶת ־ עניים מֵֽחַלֵּק שָׁלָל אֶת ־ גֵּאִֽים ׃

Proverbs 25:15בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבָּר ־ גָּֽרֶם ׃

Ecclesiastes 7:9אַל ־ תְּבַהֵל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֹס כִּי כַעַס בְּחֵיק כְּסִילִים יָנֽוּחַ ׃

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 →

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