A person's usual character or temporary frame of mind. The term often refers to a temporary state of anger, which Scripture insists must be brief and controlled.

Proverbs 16:32

General references to good temper

See also

Proverbs 15:1
Matthew 5:39
Ephesians 4:2
1 Timothy 3:2-3
2 Timothy 2:24
James 3:17
Genesis 50:15-21

People who kept their temper under provocation

Joseph

2 Samuel 16:5-13

David

Luke 23:33-34

Jesus Christ

Acts 7:59-60

Stephen

Proverbs 14:17

General references to bad temper

Matthew 5:22

See also

Psalms 37:8
Proverbs 19:11
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
Galatians 5:19-20
Genesis 4:5

People who lost their temper

Cain

1 Samuel 20:30

See also

King Saul

1 Samuel 18:8; 19:9-10
1 Samuel 25:14-17

Nabal

2 Kings 5:11-12

Naaman

Luke 4:28-29

The people in the synagogue at Nazareth

Luke 6:11

The Pharisees

See also

Acts 19:28-29

The people of Ephesus

1 Kings 21:4
2 Chronicles 16:10

Others

Esther 3:5,6
Daniel 3:19
Amos 1:11
Acts 7:57-58; 22:22-23
Proverbs 22:24-25

Christians must do all they can to control their temper

Ephesians 4:26-27

See also

Philippians 4:8
James 1:19-20
1 Peter 1:13
2 Peter 1:5-7
Galatians 5:16-18,22-23

God enables Christians to control their temper

See also

Philippians 2:12-13
2 Timothy 1:7

See also

5496 revenge, examples
5789 anger
5835 disappointment
5934 restraint
5966 tenderness
8203 character
8329 readiness
8339 self-control