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Proverbs 12:16
16
An ignorant fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals disgrace.
Proverbs 14:16 - 14:17
16
A wise man fears and turns away from evil,
But a fool gets angry and feels secure.
17 A quick‑tempered man acts in folly,
And a man of evil schemes is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
29
He who is slow to anger has great discernment,
But he who is quick‑tempered raises up folly.
Proverbs 15:18
18
A hot‑tempered man stirs up strife,
But the slow to anger quiets a dispute.
Proverbs 16:32
32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his own spirit, than he who captures a city.
Proverbs 19:11
11
A man’s insight makes him slow to anger,
And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.
Proverbs 19:19
19
A man of great wrath will bear the penalty,
For if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 22:24 - 22:25
24
Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of great wrath,
25 Lest you learn his ways
And take on a snare against your soul.
Proverbs 29:8
8
Scoffers set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:22
22
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot‑tempered man abounds in transgression.
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