Proverbs 16:32

Bible in Basic English 1965

He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:12

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

Proverbs 15:18

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

Proverbs 16:19

Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

Proverbs 16:31

The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:33

A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

Proverbs 19:11

A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.

Proverbs 25:15

A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.

Proverbs 25:28

He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

Romans 12:21

Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.

Ephesians 5:1

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

James 1:19

You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

Revelation 3:21

To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.