29 Whoever is sslow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
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Proverbs 16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 19:11
Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 14:17
A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
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