Proverbs 16:32

The Scriptures 1998

He who is patient is better than the mighty, And he who rules over his spirit than he who takes a city.

Cross References

2 Kings 5:12

“Are not the Aḇ

Psalm 103:8

יהוה  is compassionate and showing favour, Patient, and great in kindness.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is patient has great understanding, But he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A man of wrath stirs up strife, But he who is patient appeases strife.

Proverbs 16:19

Better to be lowly in spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 16:31

Grey hair is a crown of adorning, It is found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, But every decision by it is from יהוה.

Proverbs 19:11

A man’s discretion makes him patient, And his adorning is to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 25:15

Through patience a ruler is persuaded, And a soft tongue shatters a bone.

Proverbs 25:28

A man who has no control over his spirit Is like a broken-down city without a wall.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be hasty in your spirit to be vexed, for vexation rests in the bosom of fools.

Romans 12:21

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

Ephesians 5:1

Become, then, imitators of Elohim as beloved children.

James 1:19

So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,

Revelation 3:21

“To him who overcomes I shall give to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.