Proverbs 16:32
Proverbs 16 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Proverbs 16:32 in the NABRE onlineHe that is patient, is better than the strong: and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh cities.
Reflection
Better than a warrior who takes a city — the comparison is deliberately absurd. Self-control is harder than conquest and more valuable. The man who rules his spirit has done what armies cannot.