He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.