Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

Synonyms for Anger: rage, fury, outrage, wrath, indignation, irritation, annoyance, exasperation, resentment, temper, displeasure, ire, irritability, vexation, pique, spleen, choler, crossness, passion, and agitation

Psalms 37:8 (NIV)
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret–it leads only to evil.

Ephesians 4:26 (NIV)
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

James 1:20 (NIV)
Because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

Proverbs 14:29 (NIV)
Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:18 (NIV)
A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)
Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city

Proverbs 19:11 (NIV)
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.

Proverbs 20:3 (NIV)
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 25:8 (NIV)
Do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 18:6 (NIV)
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

Proverbs 22:24 (NIV)
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,

Proverbs 29:22 (NIV)
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.

Proverbs 26:21 (NIV)
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

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