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A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.—Proverns 15:1
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    What We Say
                    
                        
                        
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.—Proverbs 15:4
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Listening to Our Anger
                    
                        
                        
A fool gives full vent to anger, but the wise quietly holds it back.—Proverbs 29:11
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Discerning Options
                    
                        
                        
For those who desire life and desire to see good days,  let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit.—1 Peter 3:10
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Beneath the Anger
                    
                        
                        
Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.—Ephesians 4:26
                    
                
                
             
        
        
    
    
        
            
                
                
        
        
        
        
            
        
                
                    Guarding Our Words
                    
                        
                        
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch at the door of my lips.—Psalm 41:3