Page 155 - Wisdom and Sound Advice from the Torah

Ha run Yah ya (Ad nan Ok tar)

Overcoming Anger

Do not be quick ly pro voked in your spir it, for an ger re sid es
in the lap of fools. (Ecclesiastes, 7:9)

A pa tient man has great un der stand ing, but a quick-tem -
pered man dis plays fol ly. (Proverbs, 14:29)

A quick-tem pered man does fool ish things... (Proverbs, 14:17)

If a rul er's an ger ris es against you, do not leave your post;
calm ness can lay great er rors to rest. (Ecclesiastes, 10:4)

A gift giv en in se cret sooth es an ger. (Proverbs, 21:14)

Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away an ger. If a
wise man goes to court with a fool, the fool ra ges and scoffs,
and there is no peace. (Proverbs, 29:8-9)

An an gry man stirs up dis sen sion and a hot-tem pered one
com mits many sins. (Proverbs, 29:22)

... Do not fret when men suc ceed in their ways, when they
car ry out their wick ed schemes. Refrain from an ger and turn
from wrath; do not fret—it leads on ly to evil. For evil men
will be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will in her it the
land. (Psalms, 37:7-9)

For as churn ing the milk pro du ces but ter... so stir ring up an -
ger pro du ces strife. (Proverbs, 30:33)

Do not make friends with a hot-tem pered man, do not as so ci -
ate with one eas i ly an gered, or you may learn his ways and
get your self en snared. (Proverbs, 22:24-25)

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