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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
    one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

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32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

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28 Like a city that is broken down and without walls
    is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

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28 Like a (A)city that is broken into and without walls
So is a person (B)who has no self-control over his spirit.

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11 A fool vents all of his anger,
    but a wise man brings himself under control.

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11 A (A)fool [a]always loses his temper,
But a (B)wise person holds it back.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:11 Lit sends forth all his spirit