James 1:20

²⁰ for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

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Ephesians 4:25–27

²⁵ Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another. ²⁶ “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, ²⁷ and do not give the devil a foothold.

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Proverbs 29:21–23

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