1) Proverbs 14:17a; “A quick-tempered man acts foolishly.
2) Proverbs 14:29; “He who
is slow to anger has great understanding, but
he who
is quick-tempered exalts folly.”
3) Proverbs 16:32; “He who
is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he
who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.”
4) Proverbs 19:11; “A man’s
discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is
his glory
to overlook a transgression.”
5) Proverbs 19:19; “A man of
great anger shall bear the penalty, for if you
rescue
him, you will only have to do it again.”
6) Proverbs 22:24-25; “Do not
associate with a man given to anger; or go
with a
hot tempered man, lest you learn his ways, and find a snare for
yourself.”
7) Proverbs 29:8-9; “Scorners
set a city a flame, but wise men turn away
anger.
When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, the
foolish
man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.”
8) Ecclesiastes 7:9; Do not
be eager in your heart to be angry, for anger
resides
in the bosom of fools.”
9) Galatians 5:19-25;
Anger is a deed of the flesh. Compare Colossians
3:8-10.
10) Ephesians 4:30-32; Anger grieves the Holy Spirit.
11) James 1:19-20; “This you
know, my beloved brethren. But let
everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, for the
anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.”