When a fool is annoyed, he quickly lets it be known. Smart people will ignore an insult.

If you stay calm, you are wise, but if you have a hot temper, you only show how stupid you are.

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.

The start of an argument is like the first break in a dam; stop it before it goes any further.

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

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

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

Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.

If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink.

After the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said, "What if Joseph still hates us and plans to pay us back for all the harm we did to him?"

he told us to ask you, 'Please forgive the crime your brothers committed when they wronged you.' Now please forgive us the wrong that we, the servants of your father's God, have done." Joseph cried when he received this message.

But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid; I can't put myself in the place of God.

You have nothing to fear. I will take care of you and your children." So he reassured them with kind words that touched their hearts.

But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?"

"No, not seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven,

Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.

Instead, as the scripture says: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing this you will make them burn with shame."

Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.

Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be like him.