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Genesis 18:22-26 — Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD.
Abraham came near and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
~"Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep {it} away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?
~"Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are {treated} alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?"
So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account."
Genesis 18:27-31 — And Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am {but} dust and ashes.
~"Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five?" And He said, "I will not destroy {it} if I find forty-five there."
He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do {it} on account of the forty."
Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do {it} if I find thirty there."
And he said, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy {it} on account of the twenty."
Genesis 18:32-33 — Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy {it} on account of the ten."
As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the LORD departed, and Abraham returned to his place.
Genesis 26:17-20 — And Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar, and settled there.
Then Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham; and he gave them the same names which his father had given them.
But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of flowing water,
the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Genesis 26:21-22 — Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it Sitnah.
He moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it Rehoboth, for he said, "At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."
Exodus 34:6-7 — Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;
who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave {the guilty} unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."
Nehemiah 9:28-31 — "But as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You; Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven, And many times You rescued them according to Your compassion,
And admonished them in order to turn them back to Your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances, By which if a man observes them he shall live. And they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.
"However, You bore with them for many years, And admonished them by Your Spirit through Your prophets, Yet they would not give ear. Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
"Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You did not make an end of them or forsake them, For You are a gracious and compassionate God.
Job 1:21 — He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."
Psalms 78:38 — But He, being compassionate, forgave {their} iniquity and did not destroy {them;} And often He restrained His anger And did not arouse all His wrath.
Psalms 103:8 — The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
Proverbs 12:16 — A fool's anger is known at once, But a prudent man conceals dishonor.
Proverbs 14:29 — He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
Proverbs 15:1 — A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:18 — A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
Proverbs 16:32 — He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
Proverbs 19:11 — A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
Proverbs 19:19 — {A man of} great anger will bear the penalty, For if you rescue {him,} you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 22:24-25 — Do not associate with a man {given} to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.
Proverbs 25:28 — {Like} a city that is broken into {and} without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
Proverbs 29:8 — Scorners set a city aflame, But wise men turn away anger.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 — The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Matthew 5:22 — ~"But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, `(Or {empty-head;} Gr {Raka (Raca)} fr Aram {reqa}) You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before (Lit {the Sanhedrin}) the supreme court; and whoever says, `You fool,' shall be guilty {enough to go} into the (Lit {Gehenna of fire}) fiery hell.
Romans 2:3-4 — But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same {yourself,} that you will escape the judgment of God?
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
Romans 8:24-25 — For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he {already} sees?
But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 — Love is patient, love is kind {and} is not jealous; love does not brag {and} is not arrogant,
does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong {suffered,}
2 Corinthians 12:20 — For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps {there will be} strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;
Galatians 5:19-23 — Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Ephesians 4:1-2 — Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
Ephesians 4:26 — BE ANGRY, AND {yet} DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Colossians 3:8 — But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, {and} abusive speech from your mouth.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 — We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
1 Timothy 2:8 — Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
1 Timothy 3:2 — An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 6:11 — But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance {and} gentleness.
2 Timothy 4:2 — preach the word; be ready in season {and} out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
Titus 1:7 — For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
Titus 2:2 — Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Hebrews 6:15 — And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.
James 1:19-20 — (Or {Know} this) {This} you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak {and} slow to anger;
for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
2 Peter 1:5-9 — Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in {your} moral excellence, knowledge,
and in {your} knowledge, self-control, and in {your} self-control, perseverance, and in {your} perseverance, godliness,
and in {your} godliness, brotherly kindness, and in {your} brotherly kindness, love.
For if these {qualities} are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For he who lacks these {qualities} is blind {or} short-sighted, having forgotten {his} purification from his former sins.
This topic is from the BibleSteak Team.
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