Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they
watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might
accuse him. 3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said
to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But
they were silent. 5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of
heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was
restored. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians
against him, how to destroy him.
~Mark 3:1-6 (ESV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no
opportunity to the devil.
~Ephesians 4:26-27
The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
~Proverbs 12:16
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
~Proverbs 14:29
A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
~Proverbs 15:1
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
~Proverbs 15:18
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
~Proverbs 16:32
Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
~Proverbs 19:11
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
~Proverbs 24:29
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
22 for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
~Proverbs 25:21-22
Scoffers set a city aflame,
but the wise turn away wrath.
~Proverbs 29:8
A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
but a wise man quietly holds it back.
~Proverbs 29:11
A man of wrath stirs up strife,
and one given to anger causes much transgression.
~James 3:16-4:12
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
~Psalm 23
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
~Psalm 103:8-10
11 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
~John 3:16-17
