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 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.
Proverbs 17:14
17:14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water;
stop it before strife breaks out!
Proverbs 19:11
19:11 A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 25:8-10
25:8 Do not go out hastily to litigation,
or what will you do afterward
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
25:9 When you argue a case with your neighbor,
do not reveal the secret of another person,
25:10 lest the one who hears it put you to shame
and your infamy will never go away.
Ephesians 1:6-8
1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace
that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
1:7 In him
we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
1:8 that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.
Ephesians 4:32--5:1
4:32 Instead,
be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
Live in Love
5:1 Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children