Proverbs 24:29
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29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to them what they did to me.
I’ll pay them back for their actions.”
Proverbs 25:21-22
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21 If your enemies are starving, feed them some bread;
if they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:28
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28 A person without self-control
is like a breached city, one with no walls.
Proverbs 27:4
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4 Wrath is cruel and anger is a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?
Proverbs 29:8-9
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8 Mockers set a city on fire,
but the wise turn back anger.
9 When the wise make a legal charge against the foolish,
the fools shout, they laugh—there is no calm.
Proverbs 29:11
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11 Fools show all their anger,
but the wise hold it back.
Proverbs 29:22
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22 Angry people stir up conflict;
hotheads cause much offense.
Proverbs 30:32-33
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32 If you’ve been foolish and arrogant,
if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand to your mouth,
33 because churning milk makes curds,
squeezing the nose brings blood,
and stirring up anger produces strife.
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