It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight
do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret, lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.
“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
And Jehoash king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
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