Proverbs 16:32

The Message

Moderation is better than muscle, self-control better than political power.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:29

Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.

Proverbs 15:18

Hot tempers start fights; a calm, cool spirit keeps the peace.

Proverbs 16:19

It’s better to live humbly among the poor than to live it up among the rich and famous.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a mark of distinction, the award for a God-loyal life.

Proverbs 16:33

Make your motions and cast your votes, but God has the final say.

Proverbs 19:11

Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.

Proverbs 25:15

Patient persistence pierces through indifference; gentle speech breaks down rigid defenses.

Proverbs 25:28

A person without self-control is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Endings are better than beginnings. Sticking to it is better than standing out.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head.

Ephesians 5:1

Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.

James 1:19

Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.