Proverbs 20:3

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 14:29

A patient person shows great understanding,
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.

Proverbs 18:6

A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s insight gives him patience,
and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

King Jehoash of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.

Proverbs 21:24

The proud and arrogant person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive pride.

Proverbs 25:8-10

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Ephesians 1:6-8

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

Ephesians 4:32-1

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

James 4:1

What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings that are at war within you?

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