Genesis 13:8 So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.

Proverbs 14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

Proverbs 16:14 The fury of a king is like messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it.

Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 26:21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the ruler's temper rises against you, do not abandon your position, because composure allays great offenses. (NASB ©1995)