“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26-27
sin | evil | devil
Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
love | patience | selfishness
You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
Leviticus 19:17-18
love | gentleness | neighbor
Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all wrongs.
Proverbs 10:12
love | evil
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
speaking | gentleness
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
James 1:19
speaking | listening | self-control
He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
Proverbs 14:29
wisdom | patience | understanding
A fool vents all of his anger,
but a wise man brings himself under control.
Proverbs 29:11
wisdom | self-control
He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”
Mark 7:20-23
sin | purification | temptation
A fool shows his annoyance the same day,
but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
Proverbs 12:16
self-control | wisdom
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
speaking | peace
Pride only breeds quarrels,
but wisdom is with people who take advice.
Proverbs 13:10
wisdom
Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God.
Hebrews 3:12
evil | heart | neighbor
‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.’
Jeremiah 3:12b
mercy | forgiveness | grace
Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.
Galatians 5:19-21
body | sin | sexuality
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19
punishment | judgment