Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5964 temper

5964 temper

Dictionary of Bible Themes

Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5760 Human attitudes and behaviour » 5964 temper

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.

General references to good temper

Proverbs 16:32 See also Proverbs 15:1; Matthew 5:39; Ephesians 4:2; 1 Timothy 3:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:24; James 3:17

People who kept their temper under provocation

Joseph

David

Jesus Christ

Stephen

General references to bad temper

Proverbs 14:17; Matthew 5:22 See also Psalm 37:8; Proverbs 19:11; Ecclesiastes 7:8-9; Galatians 5:19-20

People who lost their temper

Cain

Genesis 4:5

King Saul

1 Samuel 20:30 See also 1 Samuel 18:8; Samuel 19:9-10

Nabal

1 Samuel 25:14-17

Naaman

2 Kings 5:11-12

The people in the synagogue at Nazareth

Luke 4:28-29

The Pharisees

Luke 6:11

The people of Ephesus

See also Acts 19:28-29

Others

1 Kings 21:4; 2 Chronicles 16:10; Esther 3:5,6; Daniel 3:19; Amos 1:11; Acts 7:57-58; Acts 22:22-23

Christians must do all they can to control their temper

Proverbs 22:24-25; Ephesians 4:26-27 See also Philippians 4:8; James 1:19-20; 1 Peter 1:13; 2 Peter 1:5-7

God enables Christians to control their temper

Galatians 5:16-18,22-23 See also Philippians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 1:7