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Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
But a harsh word stirs up anger.

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 17:1

Better is a dry morsel and tranquility with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 17:14

14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 17:19

19
He who loves transgression loves quarreling;
He who makes his doorway high seeks destruction.

Proverbs 17:27

27
He who holds back his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of discernment.

Proverbs 18:18 - 18:19

18
The cast lot puts an end to contentions
And decides between the mighty ones.
19
A brother offended is harder to win over than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

Proverbs 19:11 - 19:12

11
A man’s insight makes him slow to anger,
And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.
12
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.

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 20:3

3
It is a glory for a man to cease quarreling,
But any ignorant fool will break out in dispute.

Proverbs 20:22

22
Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
Hope in Yahweh, and He will save you.

Proverbs 24:29

29
Do not say, “As he did to me so I shall do to him;
I will render to the man according to his work.”

Proverbs 25:21 - 25:22

21
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22
For you will heap burning coals on his head,
And Yahweh will repay you.

Proverbs 25:28

28
Like a city that is broken into and without a wall
Is a man without restraint over his spirit.

Proverbs 27:4

4
Wrath is cruelty and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 29:8 - 29:9

8
Scoffers set a city aflame,
But wise men turn away anger.
9
When a wise man is brought into judgment with a man who is an ignorant fool,
The ignorant fool both rages and laughs, and there is no rest.

Proverbs 29:11

11
A fool lets out all of his spirit,
But a wise man holds it back.

Proverbs 29:22

22
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot‑tempered man abounds in transgression.

Proverbs 30:32 - 30:33


32
If you have been wickedly foolish in lifting yourself up,
Or if you have schemed evil, put your hand on your mouth.
33
For pressing milk brings forth butter,
And pressing the nose brings forth blood;
And pressing anger brings forth strife.