Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
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Cross references
- James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.