32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

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11 A man’s (A)discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory (B)to overlook a transgression.

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Do not be [a](A)eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit hasty in your spirit

19 [a]This (A)you know, (B)my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, (C)slow to speak and (D)slow to anger;

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:19 Or Know this