An Angry Man
“An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression” (Prov.29:22).
Anger, by its very nature, tends to point the finger at the other person, blaming them for the problem. Whether you’re hurt, offended, or afraid, if you become angry, you become irrational and blind to your own faults. All you see is what the other person did that set you off. It seems it’s all his or her fault.
However, this proverb tells us that an angry man stirs up the strife. Furthermore, a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression, or wrongdoing! Those fingers point the blame back home! If I’m angry, I stir up strife and abound in transgression. . . . And there doesn’t seem to be room to debate the issue.
When our anger is stirred, it is good to exercise self-control until we cool off enough to get a level head and take an objective look at our own actions. So many times, I’ve wished I had paused before speaking. My words and my tone of voice stirred up strife. I could have avoided transgression. I could have kept things from blowing up in my face.
“Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger” (James 1:19).
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