Proverbs 25:28

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.”

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

The Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

If he says, ‘It is well,’ your servant shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of David’s city to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built Millo.

He took courage, built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, with the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in David’s city, and made weapons and shields in abundance.

Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.

All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.

Her gates have sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not. Yes, her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.

Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,

Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men, whom you sent.

David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.

Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, then to the dung gate, and inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.

I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.

These are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, everyone to his city,

Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a worthless fellow that one can’t speak to him.”

They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger: