Job 5:2

5:2 For wrath kills the foolish person,

and anger slays the silly one.

Proverbs 14:29

14:29 The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,

but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 19:12

19:12 A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:19

19:19 A person with great anger bears the penalty,

but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:24

21:24 A proud and arrogant person, whose name is “Scoffer,”

acts with overbearing pride.

Proverbs 25:28

25:28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall,

so is a person who cannot control his temper.

Proverbs 27:3

27:3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,

but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

James 1:19-20

Living Out the Message

1:19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. 1:20 For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.