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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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9 (A)Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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James 1:19
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James 1:19
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Qualities Needed in Trials
19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, (A)slow to speak, (B)slow to wrath;
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- James 1:19 NU Know this or This you know
James 1:19
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James 1:19
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Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters,(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(B) and slow to become angry,
Proverbs 14:17
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Proverbs 14:17
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17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
And a man of wicked intentions is hated.
Proverbs 14:17
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Proverbs 14:17
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Ephesians 4:26-27
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Ephesians 4:26-27
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26 (A)“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 (B)nor give [a]place to the devil.
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- Ephesians 4:27 an opportunity
Ephesians 4:26-27
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Ephesians 4:26-27
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26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]:(A) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.(B)
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- Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)
Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 (A)He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 26:23-26
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Proverbs 26:23-26
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23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
And lays up deceit within himself;
25 (A)When [a]he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
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- Proverbs 26:25 Lit. his voice is gracious
Proverbs 26:23-26
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Proverbs 26:23-26
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23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(A)
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(B)
25 Though their speech is charming,(C) do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.(D)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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- Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
Mark 6:19
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Mark 6:19
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19 Therefore Herodias [a]held it against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not;
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- Mark 6:19 held a grudge
Mark 6:19
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Mark 6:19
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19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,
Jonah 4:9
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Jonah 4:9
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9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”
And he said, “It is right for me to be angry, even to death!”
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Jonah 4:9
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Jonah 4:9
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9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”(A)
“It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”
Esther 3:5-6
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Esther 3:5-6
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5 When Haman saw that Mordecai (A)did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was (B)filled with wrath. 6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman (C)sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
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Esther 3:5-6
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Esther 3:5-6
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5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.(A) 6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(B) to destroy(C) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(D) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
2 Samuel 19:43
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2 Samuel 19:43
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43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have (A)ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?”
Yet (B)the words of the men of Judah were [a]fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 19:43 harsher
2 Samuel 19:43
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2 Samuel 19:43
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43 Then the men of Israel(A) answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king; so we have a greater claim on David than you have. Why then do you treat us with contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing back our king?”
But the men of Judah pressed their claims even more forcefully than the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 13:22
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2 Samuel 13:22
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22 And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon (A)neither good nor bad. For Absalom (B)hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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2 Samuel 13:22
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2 Samuel 13:22
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22 And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad;(A) he hated(B) Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
1 Samuel 25:21-22
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1 Samuel 25:21-22
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21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belongs to him. And he has (A)repaid me evil for good. 22 (B)May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I (C)leave (D)one male of all who belong to him by morning light.”
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1 Samuel 25:21-22
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1 Samuel 25:21-22
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21 David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing.(A) He has paid(B) me back evil(C) for good. 22 May God deal with David,[a] be it ever so severely,(D) if by morning I leave alive one male(E) of all who belong to him!”
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- 1 Samuel 25:22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemies
Genesis 34:30-31
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Genesis 34:30-31
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30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (A)“You have (B)troubled me (C)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; (D)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”
31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”
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Genesis 34:30-31
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Genesis 34:30-31
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30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(A) on me by making me obnoxious(B) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(C) We are few in number,(D) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
31 But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?(E)”
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