"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret - it only causes harm."
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 Be slow to anger :
A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel. (Proverbs 15:18)
Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. (Proverbs 16:32)
A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. (Proverbs 19:11)
Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. (Titus 1:7)
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. (James 1:19)
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- Avoid those given to anger
Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. (Genesis 49:6)
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered. (Proverbs 22:24)
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- Anger may be averted by wisdom
Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger. (Proverbs 29:8)
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- Meekness pacifies anger
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)
If a ruler's anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great errors to rest. (Ecclesiastes 10:4)
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Anger forbidden
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. (Matthew 5:22)
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. (Romans 12:19)
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. (Colossians 3:8)
Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob
and disperse them in Israel. (Genesis 49:7)
Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming (Proverbs 27:4)
- Anger - A characteristic of fools
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16)
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly. (Proverbs 14:29)
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both. (Proverbs 27:3)
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools. (Ecclesiastes 7:9)
- Anger leads to sin and strife
An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. (Proverbs 29:22)
For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife." (Proverbs 30:33)
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil. (Psalm 37:8)
"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. (Ephesians 4:26 )
- Anger brings its own punishment
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. (Job 5:2)
A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again. (Proverbs 19:19)
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.(Proverbs 25:28)
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