He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.
He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.
The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord.
The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.