harboring anger
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26“Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger. 27Provide no place for the devil.
19You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger. 20For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.
22But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, ‘Idiot,’ shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, ‘Worthless,’ shall be liable to the fires of Hell.
8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.
29Whoever is patient is governed by much prudence. But whoever is impatient exalts his foolishness.
24Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man, 25lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
9The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.
11A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.
11The doctrine of a man is known through patience. And his glory is to pass beyond iniquities.
18A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.
1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
8Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
17You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but reprove him openly, lest you have sin over him. 18Do not seek revenge, neither should you be mindful of the injury of your fellow citizens. You shall love your friend as yourself. I am the Lord.
19Do not defend yourselves, dearest ones. Instead, step aside from wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is mine. I shall give retribution, says the Lord.”
31Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice.
21Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?” 22Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times.