Proverbs 14:17

14:17 A person who has a quick temper does foolish things,

and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

15:18 A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension,

but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 16:32

16:32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior,

and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

7:9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked,

for anger resides in the lap of fools.

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.