Proverbs 16:32
"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
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- James 1:19
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 15:18
"A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 25:28
"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 14:29
"He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 19:11
"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression."
Read in chapter → - Romans 12:21
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 103:8
"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy."
Read in chapter → - Ephesians 5:1
"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;"
Read in chapter → - Revelation 3:21
"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 16:19
"Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud."
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