Proverbs 16:32

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

³²One 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

International Standard Version

³²Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior,
and anyone who has control of his spirit is better
than someone who captures a city.

²⁸Like a city breached, without walls,
is one who lacks self-control.^(A)

²⁸Like a city with breached walls
is a man without self-control.

¹¹A fool gives full vent to anger,
but the wise quietly holds it back.^(A)

¹¹The fool vents all his feelings,^[a]
but the wise person keeps them to himself.^[b]

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

International Standard Version (ISV)