🧠 Proverbs 16:32 | Original Hebrew, Cain, Abel, & Anger

📧In today’s email…

• 🧐 Anger throughout Scripture

• 🧠 Wisdom from G. Campbell Morgan + Paul in Galatians

• 📚️ Resources to help you connect further with Proverbs 16:32

🧠Memorize

_{see if you know what words go in the blanks}

Whoever is slow __ _____ is better ____ ___ ______,

and he who _____ ___ spirit than __ ___ takes a ____.

Proverbs 16:32

😠 Anger Throughout Scripture

Within the first 4 chapters of Scripture, we see anger and the ultimate result it leads to: death.

Read this passage below and consider its connection to our memory verse this week.

God said to Cain that sin’s desire is contrary to you, but that he must “rule over it.”

This is the same Hebrew word (māšal) that we see in our memory verse this week:

Then, later in Scripture, we see Jesus teach this in the Sermon on the Mount:

We also see Paul write about anger in multiple letters to churches and church leaders:

And of course, this is the verse that popped into mind when you saw that we were memorizing a verse about anger:

I’m just scratching the surface when it comes to what Scripture says about anger.

It’s almost as if God knew we would need a lot of counsel and wisdom on the topic…

Wisdom 🧠

“This is a proverb that is constantly quoted, and very little believed.

If men only recognized that there is more valor and heroism in self-control than in doughty deeds which others acclaim in song and story, how different our world would be.”

G. Campbell Morgan

God told Cain that he must rule over his anger.

But at times, it can feel like anger rules over us.

So how do we actually overcome anger in our lives?

Tomorrow, we’ll dig into where the power to do this comes from, and how we can take steps to rule over our anger in everyday life.

💡 Share with one person (a friend or a spouse) one thing God is revealing to you about anger this week.

Recommended Resources 🎙️

Here are a few resources to help you dig deeper into this week’s passage and topics:

• 📹️ Bible Project: Overview of the Proverbs (link)

• 🎙️ 6-minute Podcast: Unrighteous Anger by David Platt (link)

• 📚️ Living in the Proverbs by Chuck Swindoll (link)

• 📚️ Proverbs: A 12-Week Study from Knowing the Bible (link)

• 🎵 Proverbs 16:32 by Verses and Kacey Walkingstick (Listen on Spotify | Listen on AppleMusic)

Answer key ✅

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,

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

Proverbs 16:32