Proverbs 16:32
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | He 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. | 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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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | ט֤וֹב | Tov | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| a [person] long of | אֶ֣רֶךְ | 'E-rekh | H0750 | slowאָרֵךְ (a.rekh) 1) long (pinions) 2) patient, slow to anger |
| angers | אַ֭פַּיִם | 'A-pa-yim | H0639G | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| more than a warrior | מִגִּבּ֑וֹר | mi-gi-BOR | H1368 | mighty manגִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) adj 1) strong, mighty n m 2) strong man, brave man, mighty man |
| and [one who] rules | וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל | u-mo-SHEL | H4910 | to ruleמָשַׁל (ma.shal) 1) to rule, have dominion, reign 1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rule 1b2) to exercise dominion |
| over spirit his | בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ | be-ru-CHO | H7307G | spiritרוּחַ (ru.ach) : spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) … |
| more than [one who] captures | מִלֹּכֵ֥ד | mi-lo-KHED | H3920 | to captureלָכַד (la.khad) 1) to capture, take, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to capture, seize 1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.) 1a3) to take (by lot) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other |
| a city | עִֽיר׃ | 'Ir | H5892B | cityעִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.