NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He that is slow'arek (aw-rake') long -- long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger). to anger 'aph (af) the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire is better towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun than the mighty gibbowr (ghib-bore') powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man. and he that ruleth mashal (maw-shal') to rule -- (have, make to have) dominion, governor, indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power. his spirit ruwach (roo'-akh) 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 being than he that taketh lakad (law-kad') to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere a city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. King James Bible He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Holman Christian Standard Bible Patience is better than power, and controlling one's temper, than capturing a city. International Standard Version Whoever controls his temper is better than a warrior, and anyone who has control of his spirit is better than someone who captures a city. NET Bible Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that is patient is better than a mighty man, and he that subdues himself, than he that seizes a city. GOD'S WORD® Translation Better to get angry slowly than to be a hero. Better to be even-tempered than to capture a city. King James 2000 Bible He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city. Links Proverbs 16:32Proverbs 16:32 NIV Proverbs 16:32 NLT Proverbs 16:32 ESV Proverbs 16:32 NASB Proverbs 16:32 KJV |
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