Proverbs 16:32
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city.(A)
Proverbs 16:32
New Living Translation
32 Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
Proverbs 25:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control.(A)
Proverbs 25:28
New Living Translation
28 A person without self-control
is like a city with broken-down walls.
Proverbs 29:11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
11 A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back.(A)
Proverbs 29:11
New Living Translation
11 Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.
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