Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
8 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “anger” →
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
