ANGER

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there."

Lamentations 3:26  it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Luke 21:19  By standing firm you will gain life.

I John 3:18 "My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth."

Job 5:2 Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Psalms 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.

Proverbs 12:16 A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated.

Proverbs 14:29  A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.

Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 16:32 Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

Proverbs 17:14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 19:11 A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 21:24 The proud and arrogant man--"Mocker" is his name; he behaves with overweening pride.

Proverbs 22:24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,

Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

Proverbs 29:8 Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.

Proverbs 30:33 For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife."

Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

Jonah 4:4 But the LORD replied, "Have you any right to be angry?"

Matthew 5:22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother [1] will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, `Raca, [2] ' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, `You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.

2 Corinthians 12:20 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin" [1] : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

Colossians 3:8 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

1 Timothy 2:8 I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

Titus 1:7 Since an overseer [1] is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

James 1:19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry