ABOUT ANGER & ARGUMENTS (1)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. What does the Book of Proverbs say about Anger and Arguments?

a) 30 Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm. (Proverbs 3:30)
 
b) 8 Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. (Proverbs 9:8)
 
c) 12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins. (Proverbs 10:12)
 
d) 8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised. (Proverbs 12:8)
 
e) 23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. (Proverbs 11:23)
 
f) 16 When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it be known. Smart people will ignore an insult. (Proverbs 2:16)
 
g) 10 By pride comes nothing but strife, but with the well-advised is wisdom. (Proverbs 13:10)
 
h) 17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated. (Proverbs 14:17)
 
i) 29 If you stay calm, you are wise, but if you have a hot temper, you only show how stupid you are. (Proverbs 14:29)
 
j) 35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame. (Proverbs 14:35)
 
k) 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1)
 
l) 1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife. (Proverbs 17:1)
 
m) 6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows. (Proverbs 18:6)
 
n)18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart. 19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and contentions are like the bars of a castle  (Proverbs 18:18-19)
 
o) 12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. (Proverbs 19:12)
 

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