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.
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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his [own] spirit than he who takes a city. American Standard Version (1901) He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. Common English Bible Better to be patient than a warrior, and better to have self-control than to capture a city. Catholic Public Domain Version A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities. |
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.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful.\par God is patient and full of love.\par
A patient person is very smart. A person who is easily angered shows that he is a fool.
People that are easily angered cause trouble. But a patient person causes peace.
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.
The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.
If a person is wise, that wisdom gives him patience. And it is wonderful when he forgives people who do wrong to him.
Patient talk can make any person change his thinking, even a ruler. Gentle talk is very powerful.
A person that can’t control himself is like a city without walls to protect it.
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
Don’t become angry quickly.\par Why? Because being angry is foolish.\par
My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Don’t become angry easily.
“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.