32Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.


In Context

29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

30 He who winks with his eye is plotting perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.

32 Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord .

Proverbs 16:32 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:32[He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:32The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:32Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.