Proverbs 19:11 Cross References

Proverbs 19:11

11: People with good sense restrain their anger; they earn esteem by overlooking wrongs.

It is better to be patient than powerful; it is better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Those who control their anger have great understanding; those with a hasty temper will make mistakes.

Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible.
Dear friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God. For it is written, "I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it," says the Lord.
Instead, do what the Scriptures say: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink, and they will be ashamed of what they have done to you."
Don't let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by doing good.

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Follow God's example in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and on the unjust, too.

Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?"
"No!" Jesus replied, "seventy times seven!

But now that their father was dead, Joseph's brothers became afraid. "Now Joseph will pay us back for all the evil we did to him," they said.
So they sent this message to Joseph: "Before your father died, he instructed us
to say to you: `Forgive your brothers for the great evil they did to you.' So we, the servants of the God of your father, beg you to forgive us." When Joseph received the message, he broke down and wept.
Then his brothers came and bowed low before him. "We are your slaves," they said.
But Joseph told them, "Don't be afraid of me. Am I God, to judge and punish you?

Beginning a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.

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