Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Proverbs 16:32 - King 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. 更多版本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. English Standard Version 2016 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. |
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.