He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Study Helps
Interpretation
To overcome our own passions, requires more steady management, than obtaining victory over an enemy.
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This thought runs through Proverbs 16:29-33.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).