Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.Proverbs 22:24‭-‬25 NIV Here the book…

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.Proverbs 16:32 KJV The KJV version uses the…

A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.Proverbs 14:17 NIV When we act in anger, we are driven by an impulse to hit…

But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.Colossians 3:8 NIV Paul the apostle lumps anger…

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Proverbs 15:1 NIV A contrast is drawn between a gentle answer and a harsh word. From the structuring…

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Proverbs 15:1 NIV A contrast is drawn between a gentle answer and a harsh word. From the structuring…

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.Proverbs 15:18 NIV In conflict resolution, the temperament of the parties matters. Patient and reasonable people…

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.Ecclesiastes 7:9 NIV Provocation is a major cause of anger. This is a deliberate desire…

A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.Proverbs 19:11 NIV This passage of the book of Proverbs delves deep. It doesn’t just talk of…

Don’t be a fool and quickly lose your temper— be sensible and patient.Proverbs 29:11 CEVUK Loss of temper is sometimes associated with the kind of personality one has, the kind…

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the…

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.Ephesians 4:26‭-‬27 NIV Scripture aludes…