Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Anger is not forbidden, but do not let it settle in overnight.
James 1:19-20
James 1:19-20
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Listen first, speak slowly, be slow to anger: human anger does not bring about what God wants.
KJVJames 1:19-20 in context
16Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Practical wisdom for living out faith, traditionally attributed to James, “the Lord’s brother” (Galatians 1:19).
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
God Himself is slow to anger and full of mercy, and that is how He treats you.