Proverbs 16:32

The English Standar Version

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:12

Are not Abana[3] 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.

Psalm 103:8

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Proverbs 14:29

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.

Proverbs 16:33

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

Proverbs 19:11

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 25:15

With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Proverbs 25:28

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

James 1:19

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Revelation 3:21

The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.