Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
Proverbs 16:32 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his [own] spirit than he who takes a city. American Standard Version (1901) He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. Common English Bible Better to be patient than a warrior, and better to have self-control than to capture a city. Catholic Public Domain Version A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities. |
Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.