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Proverbs chapter 16, verse 32.

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty.

And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

What imagery in this verse and what a truth to be learned, soaked in, applied in our lives.

Like when we picture anger, we oftentimes have a picture of, I think what we would classify is like power.

And when people are showing anger, it feels like, okay, is that a picture of strength,

power?

When we show anger in our lives, it's like something is rising up in us.

And we're thinking here specifically about unrighteous anger.

So don't, when you hear this picture of anger in

Proverbs 1632, don't picture Jesus in righteous anger turning over the tables of the temple in

Mark chapter 11. So what we're seeing here is anger that is unrighteous, anger that is not

justified, anger that is expressed in ways that are not good for others, and anger that is unrighteous, anger that is not justified, anger that is expressed in ways that

are not good for others, and anger that is expressed in ways that are not glorifying to God.

And we almost picture that as a display of power or might or strength.

But the Bible is saying here, whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty.

So strength is found in slowness to anger. Like more mighty, more powerful, stronger are those who are slow to anger.

And then he who rules his spirit,

who has self-control,

who does not let his anger rise and get out of control,

is better than he who takes a city.

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