Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 16:32 in English Standard Version "Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." Pr 14:29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. Pr 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Pr 25:28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.