11:16
A gracious woman gets honor,
and violent men get riches.
11:17
A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
12:10
Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
12:16
The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
14:17
A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
14:29
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
16:29
A man of violence entices his neighbor
and leads him in a way that is not good.
16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
19:11
Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
19:19
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,
for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
20:29
The glory of young men is their strength,
but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
21:7
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
21:22
A wise man scales the city of the mighty
and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
22:24-25
Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
24:1-2
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
24:10
If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
24:15-16
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
26:28
A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls.
28:17
If one is burdened with the blood of another,
he will be a fugitive until death;
let no one help him.
29:10
Bloodthirsty men hate one who is blameless
and seek the life of the upright.