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“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
Anger is treated as something to release before it becomes a reason for harmful action.
Source note: Psalm 37:8 in the King James Version.
King James Bible — Psalm 37:8 Quotes associated with Psalms: Context & Meanings
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