32 (A)He who 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 that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

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28 (A)Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.

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28 [a]He whose spirit is without restraint
Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:28 Or, He that hath no rule over his spirit

11 A fool vents all his (A)feelings,[a]
But a wise man holds them back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit. spirit

11 A fool uttereth all his [a]anger;
But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

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  1. Proverbs 29:11 Hebrew spirit.