A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Wisdom for an ordinary argument: a gentle answer cools anger, harsh words inflame it. It is never your job to soothe someone who is hurting you.
Psalm 103:8
Psalm 103:8
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.
KJVPsalm 103:8 in context
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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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.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Let anger go before it pushes you into doing harm. Fretting only leads toward evil.
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.