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Proverbs 16:32
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 16:32
Lexham English Bible
32 He who is slow to anger[a] is better than him who is mighty,
and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:32 Literally “nostrils”
Proverbs 16:32
New English Translation
Proverbs 16:32
New English Translation
32 Better to be slow to anger[a] than to be a mighty warrior,
and one who controls his temper[b] is better than[c] one who captures a city.[d]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:32 tn One who is “slow to anger” is a patient person (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT). This is explained further in the parallel line by the description of “one who rules his spirit” (וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחוֹ, umoshel berukho), meaning “controls his temper.” This means the person has the emotions under control and will not “fly off the handle” quickly.
- Proverbs 16:32 tn Heb “who rules his spirit” (so NASB).
- Proverbs 16:32 tn The phrase “is better than” does not appear in this line in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the parallelism.
- Proverbs 16:32 sn The saying would have had greater impact when military prowess was held in high regard. It is harder, and therefore better, to control one’s passions than to do some great exploit on the battlefield.
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