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

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32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

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

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11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(A)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

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(A)Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.

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Do not be quickly provoked(A) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.(B)

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Qualities Needed in Trials

19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, (A)slow to speak, (B)slow to wrath;

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Footnotes

  1. James 1:19 NU Know this or This you know

Listening and Doing

19 My dear brothers and sisters,(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(B) and slow to become angry,

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