People with a hot temper do foolish things; wiser people remain calm.

Hot tempers cause arguments, but patience brings peace.

It is better to be patient than powerful. It is better to win control over yourself than over whole cities.

(Moses was a humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)

Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs;

Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.

But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.

And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant in peace.

Don't make friends with people who have hot, violent tempers.

You might learn their habits and not be able to change.

Don't be too quick to go to court about something you have seen. If another witness later proves you wrong, what will you do then?

If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.

Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.

Then Nebuchadnezzar lost his temper, and his face turned red with anger at Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So he ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual.

So they tied them up, fully dressed---shirts, robes, caps, and all---and threw them into the blazing furnace.

Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, still tied up, fell into the heart of the blazing fire.

"Then why do I see four men walking around in the fire?" he asked. "They are not tied up, and they show no sign of being hurt---and the fourth one looks like an angel."

When Herod realized that the visitors from the East had tricked him, he was furious. He gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its neighborhood who were two years old and younger---this was done in accordance with what he had learned from the visitors about the time when the star had appeared.

Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor.

Stupid people are given positions of authority while the rich are ignored.