Pro 14:17, 15:18, 16:32, Ecc 7:9, Jam 1:19-20 | ESV | STEP | A man of quick temper acts foolishly , and a man of evil devices is hated .

Proverbs 14:17

17 A man of ^aquick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

18 ^bA hot-tempered man ^cstirs up strife,
but he who is ^dslow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 16:32

32 ^eWhoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

9 ^fBe not quick in your spirit to become angry,
^gfor anger lodges in the heart ^{▼▼Hebrew in the bosom} of fools.

James 1:19-20

Hearing and Doing the Word

19 ⁱKnow this, my beloved brothers: let every person ^jbe quick to hear, ^kslow to speak, ^lslow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.