Anger Management

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

…and do not give the devil a foothold.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

…for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

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

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.