32 (A)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
    and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:32 Literally “nostrils”

28 A man (A)without self-control
    is like (B)a city broken into and left without walls.

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28 A breached city where there is no wall
    is like a man who has no[a] self-control for his spirit.

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  1. Proverbs 25:28 Literally “there is no”

11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.

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11 A fool gives all his breath,[a]
    but the wise holds back in quiet.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Or “spirit”