Proverbs 14:17
He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Proverbs 16:32
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
James 1:19
This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
Esther 3:6
But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai's people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai's people.
Esther 7:5-6
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, "Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in his heart to do so?"
Proverbs 6:18
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 12:2
A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
Proverbs 22:24
Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:
Isaiah 32:7
The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
Jeremiah 5:26-29
For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.