Proverbs 14:29

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Proverbs 14:27–31 · Berean Standard Bible

27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

28 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

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Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

Numbers 12:3

Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

Matthew 11:29

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:5

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

James 1:19

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

James 3:18

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

Proverbs 22:24

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 22:25

or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Proverbs 25:8

do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 25:28

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

Daniel 3:19

At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

Daniel 3:20

and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:21

So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:22

The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

Daniel 3:23

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:24

Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

Daniel 3:25

“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

Proverbs 4:8

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.