"One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly...." Proverbs 14:17
"Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention." Proverbs 15:18
A few more quotations from the book of Proverbs in the Bible, taken from the New Revised Standard Version. [See the notice of copyright below.]
So, the Bible says that people who speak and act angrily--without thinking--will do foolish things and will create more problems than they started with.... But if a person can remain calm within a conflict, they'll help to resolve the issues....
When someone is under a lot of pressure, it's harder to stay calm. And I've unfortunately learned the hard way that losing your temper really doesn't help!
In a tense situation when one or both parties are close to blowing up, it can be helpful to walk away and cool off for a little while. Before you do, you can tell the other person that you [or they] need some time and you'll talk again later....
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