Proverbs 16:32 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ט֤וֹב	Tov	[is] good	H2896 →
אֶ֣רֶךְ	'E.rekh	a [person] long of	H750 →
אַ֭פַּיִם	'A.pa.yim	anger<s>	H639 →
מִגִּבּ֑וֹר	mi.gi.Bor	more than a warrior	H1368 →
וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל	u.mo.Shel	and [one who] rules	H4910 →
בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ	be.ru.Cho	over spirit his	H7307 →
מִלֹּכֵ֥ד	mi.lo.Khed	more than [one who] captures	H3920 →
עִֽיר׃	'Ir	a city	H5892 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
leads to
- Proverbs 14:29
  A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 17:27
  A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
- Proverbs 21:23
  He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 10:19
  When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Proverbs 18:13
  He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
Through
Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
leads to
- James 1:19
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
  Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
Through
Proverbs 19:11
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
leads to
- Proverbs 15:18
  A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,Proverbs 25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.Proverbs 19:11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.Psalms 37:8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.Psalms 103:8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.Proverbs 18:19An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.Proverbs 16:19It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.Proverbs 17:27A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.Proverbs 14:17A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.Proverbs 17:14To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Written to them
topics/anger
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty
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