Verse 32

Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.
  • Prov 19:11 : 11 A person’s wisdom makes them slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  • Prov 25:28 : 28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.
  • Rom 12:21 : 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Eph 5:1 : 1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.
  • Ps 103:8 : 8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 The one who conquers I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on His throne.