Proverbs 14:29
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
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 22:24
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man.
Proverbs 29:22
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.