Proverbs 16:32

Easy To Read Version

It is better to be patient than to be a strong soldier. It is better to control your anger than to take control over a whole city.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:12

Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, are better than all the water in Israel! Why can’t I wash in those rivers in Damascus and become clean?” Naaman was very angry and turned to leave.

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is compassionate and merciful.\par God is patient and full of love.\par

Proverbs 14:29

A patient person is very smart. A person who is easily angered shows that he is a fool.

Proverbs 15:18

People that are easily angered cause trouble. But a patient person causes peace.

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be humble and live with poor people than to share wealth with people who think they are better than other people.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is the crown of glory on people who have lived good lives.

Proverbs 16:33

The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.

Proverbs 19:11

If a person is wise, that wisdom gives him patience. And it is wonderful when he forgives people who do wrong to him.

Proverbs 25:15

Patient talk can make any person change his thinking, even a ruler. Gentle talk is very powerful.

Proverbs 25:28

A person that can’t control himself is like a city without walls to protect it.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

It is better to finish something\par than to start it.\par It is better to be gentle and patient\par than to be proud and impatient.\par

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t become angry quickly.\par Why? Because being angry is foolish.\par

Romans 12:21

Don’t let evil defeat you. You should defeat evil by doing good.

Ephesians 5:1

You are God’s children that he loves. So try to be like God.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Don’t become angry easily.

Revelation 3:21

“I will let every person that wins the victory sit with me on my throne. It was the same with me. I won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne.