Proverbs 16:32
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
רוּחַ
rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Key Terms in This Verse
טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →רוּחַ rûwach
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...
Study H7307 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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