Nehemiah 9:30-31
9:30 You prolonged your kindness
with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention,
so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
9:31 However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.
Psalms 78:38
78:38 Yet he is compassionate.
He forgives sin and does not destroy.
He often holds back his anger,
and does not stir up his fury.
Psalms 103:8-10
103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful;
he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.
103:9 He does not always accuse,
and does not stay angry.
103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve;
he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.
Proverbs 19:11
19:11 A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.