Anger: Be Slow To

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

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.

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

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

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