Proverbs 16:32
New Living Translation
32 Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:32 Literally “nostrils”
Proverbs 25:28
New Living Translation
28 A person without self-control
is like a city with broken-down walls.
Proverbs 25:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A breached city where there is no wall
is like a man who has no[a] self-control for his spirit.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:28 Literally “there is no”
Proverbs 29:11
New Living Translation
11 Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.
Proverbs 29:11
Lexham English Bible
11 A fool gives all his breath,[a]
but the wise holds back in quiet.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 29:11 Or “spirit”
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