Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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