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Slow to Anger and Ruler of the Spirit
A path can feel right and still lead to death, so desire and intuition require testing. The sayings move through work, destructive speech, violence, aging, and self-control before ending with a striking providence claim: even the lot cast into the lap remains under the LORD’s disposing.
Proverbs praises the person who is slow to anger and rules his own spirit; James tells believers to be slow to wrath because human anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Both place self-control above impulsive reaction.
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