9 Be not quick in your spirit to become oangry,
for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
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Proverbs 14:17
A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Proverbs 16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 19:11
Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Titus 1:7
For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
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