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Lexicon :: Strong's H2534 - ḥēmâ

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חֵמָה
Transliteration
ḥēmâ
Pronunciation
khay-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 860a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵמָה chêmâh, khay-maw'; or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא chêmâʼ; from H3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever):—anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 124x

The KJV translates Strong's H2534 in the following manner: fury (67x), wrath (34x), poison (6x), furious (4x), displeasure (3x), rage (2x), anger (1x), bottles (1x), furious (with H1167) (1x), furiously (1x), heat (1x), indignation (1x), wrathful (1x), wroth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 124x
The KJV translates Strong's H2534 in the following manner: fury (67x), wrath (34x), poison (6x), furious (4x), displeasure (3x), rage (2x), anger (1x), bottles (1x), furious (with H1167) (1x), furiously (1x), heat (1x), indignation (1x), wrathful (1x), wroth (1x).

  1. heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles

    1. heat

      1. fever

      2. venom, poison (fig.)

    2. burning anger, rage

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵמָה chêmâh, khay-maw'; or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא chêmâʼ; from H3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever):—anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529.
STRONGS H2534: Abbreviations
חֵמָה (once חֵמָא): 121 noun feminine heat, rage (for יְחֵמָה ֗֗֗; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַחְמָא poison, aXtmeo heat, wrath, poison, BrockLex. 116, also Nö§ 103; Arabic حُمَةً poison, Lane651; Assyrian imtu, spittle, breath, poison, DlHWB 78 Muss-ArnCD 62) — absolute חֵמָה Nahum 1:2 + 39 times; חֵמָא Daniel 11:44; construct חֲמַת Genesis 27:44 + 25 times; suffix חֲמָתִי Jeremiah 4:4 + 36 times; חֲמָֽתְךָ Jeremiah 10:25 + 8 times; חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 88:8; Psalm 89:47; חֲמָתוֺ Isaiah 51:17 + 8 times; חֲמָתָם Job 6:4; plural חֵמוֺת Proverbs 22:24, חֵמֹת Psalm 76:11; —
1. heat;
a. fever, חֲמַת מִיַּיִן Hosea 7:5 fever from wine, wine-fever (on stative construct see Ges§ 130, 1).
b. venom, poison (figurative): חֲמַת זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deuteronomy 32:24; תַּנִּינִים ח׳ Deuteronomy 32:33; נָחָשׁ ח׳ Psalm 58:5 compare Psalm 58:5; עַכְשׁוּב ח׳ Psalm 140:4; poison of arrows (of י׳) Job 6:4.
2. burning anger, rage:
a. of man: Genesis 27:44 (J), 2 Samuel 11:20; 2 Kings 5:12; Esther 1:12; Esther 2:1; Esther 3:5; Esther 5:9 (against, עַל), Esther 7:7, 10; Psalm 37:8 (|| אַף), Psalm 76:11 (yet on text see Che), Proverbs 6:34; Proverbs 15:1, 18 (אִישׁ חֵמָה man of rage = raging or wrathful man), Proverbs 16:4; Proverbs 19:19 (גְּדָלאח׳ Qr＝one great in rage, see De Now), Proverbs 27:4 (|| אַף), Isaiah 51:13 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 23:25; אִישׁ חֵמוֺת Proverbs 22:24 (|| בַּעַל אָ֑ף); בַּעַל חֵמָה Proverbs 29:22 (|| אִישׁ אַף); חֵמָה עַזָּה strong rage Proverbs 21:14 (|| אַף); חֲמַת רוּחִי Ezekiel 3:14 the rage of my spirit.
b. of the he-goat in Daniel's vision, בַּחֲמַת כֹחוֺ Daniel 8:6 in the fury of his power.
c. of God (י׳), often Jeremiah, Isaiah2, Ezekiel, Psalms: Jeremiah 4:4 + 16 times Jeremiah; 2 Kings 22:13, 17; Isaiah 27:4 (Hi Ew Di Du; on other interpretations, and on text see Di), Isaiah 63:5; Lamentations 2:4; Ezekiel 5:13 + 29 times Ezekiel; Numbers 25:11 (P), 2 Chronicles 12:7; 34:21, 25; 36:16; Psalm 59:14; Psalm 79:6; Psalm 88:8; Psalm 89:47; Psalm 106:23; Job 21:20; apparently also Job 19:29; Job 36:18 see Di; often || אַף Micah 5:14; Deuteronomy 9:19; Deuteronomy 29:22; Isaiah 42:25 (אַפּוֹ as appositive, + עֱזוּז מִלְחָמָה), Isaiah 63:3, 6; Daniel 9:16; Psalm 6:2; Psalm 78:38; Psalm 90:7; לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ בְּחֵמָהֺ Psalm 66:15 (|| וְגַעֲרַתוֺ בְּלַהֲבֵיאֵֿשׁ), + Jeremiah 23:19; Jeremiah 30:23 of the whirlwind of י׳; || אַף + קֶצֶף גָּדוֺל Deuteronomy 29:27; Jeremiah 21:5; Jeremiah 32:37; || אַף + תֹּכְחוֺת חֵמָה Ezekiel 5:15, compare תּוֺכְחוֺת חֵמָה alone Ezekiel 25:17; || אַפּוֹ חֲרוֺן Nahum 1:6; Lamentations 4:11; || קֶצֶף Isaiah 34:2 (of fury against, על), Psalm 38:2; || גְּעָרָה Isaiah 51:20; || גְּמוּל Isaiah 59:18; || קִנְאָה Ezekiel 36:6, compare חֵמָה גְדוֺלָה קִנֵּאתִי Zechariah 8:2 (|| קִנְאָה גדולה); דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה Ezekiel 16:38 (on text see Co); חֲמַת קֶ֑רִי Leviticus 26:28 rage of meeting, i.e. encountering them in rage; כּוֺס חֲמָתוֺ(ת־ִיׅ Isaiah 51:17, 22 the cup of his (my) fury; כּוֺס הַיַּיִן הַחֵמָה הַזּאֹת Jeremiah 25:15; בַּעַל חֵמָה a possessor of fury＝furious Nahum 1:2 (|| נֹקֵם, אֵל קִנּוֺא).
[חֵמָה עַל＝rage against one: Isaiah 34:2; 2 Chronicles 28:9. — Verbs used with חֵמָה are:
2. a.: שׁוּב Genesis 27:44, הֵשִׁיב Proverbs 15:1, עָלָה 2 Samuel 11:20, בָּעַר Esther 1:12, שָׁכַךְ Esther 2:1; Esther 7:10;
2. c.: הֵשִׁיב turn away wrath of י׳ Numbers 25:11; Psalm 106:23; Jeremiah 18:20 (but הָשִׁיכ בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֹ Isaiah 66:15 to recompense his anger in fury, give it as requital); י׳ ח׳ is kindled against one יצת ב Niph. 2 Kings 22:13, 17; it burns בָּֽעֲרָה Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 44:6; Psalm 89:47; arises עלה 2 Chronicles 36:16, compare as object of עלה Hiph. Ezekiel 24:8; is poured out נִתְּכָה בְ 2 Chronicles 12:7; 34:21, 25; Jeremiah 7:20; נִתְּכָה עַל Jeremiah 42:18 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 44:6; נִתְּכָה כָאֵשׁ Nahum 1:6; י׳ pours it out שָׁפַךְ אֶל Psalm 79:6; שָׁפַךְ עַל Isaiah 42:25; Jeremiah 10:25; Ezekiel 7:8; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 14:19; Ezekiel 16:38 (according to Co's conjecture), Ezekiel 20:8, 13, 21; Ezekiel 22:22; Ezekiel 30:15; Ezekiel 36:18; שָׁפַךְ כָּאֵשׁ Lamentations 2:4; חֵמָה שְׁפוּכָה Ezekiel 20:33, 34; בְ הֵנִיחַ ח׳ bring to rest (i.e. satisfy) one's fury upon Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 16:42; Ezekiel 24:13; כִּלָּה ח׳ Lamentations 4:11; + בְּ Ezekiel 5:13 I have accomplished my fury upon them (in their case), Ezekiel 6:12; Ezekiel 13:15.]

Biblical Aramaic

יחם (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew יָחַם, whence חֵמָה).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:44; 27:44; 27:44

Leviticus

26:28

Numbers

25:11; 25:11

Deuteronomy

9:19; 29:22; 29:27; 32:24; 32:33

2 Samuel

11:20; 11:20

2 Kings

5:12; 22:13; 22:13; 22:17; 22:17

2 Chronicles

12:7; 12:7; 28:9; 34:21; 34:21; 34:25; 34:25; 36:16; 36:16

Esther

1:12; 1:12; 2:1; 2:1; 3:5; 5:9; 7:7; 7:10; 7:10

Job

6:4; 6:4; 19:29; 21:20; 36:18

Psalms

6:2; 37:8; 38:2; 58:5; 58:5; 59:14; 66:15; 76:11; 76:11; 78:38; 79:6; 79:6; 88:8; 88:8; 89:47; 89:47; 89:47; 90:7; 106:23; 106:23; 140:4

Proverbs

6:34; 15:1; 15:1; 15:18; 16:4; 19:19; 21:14; 22:24; 22:24; 27:4; 29:22

Isaiah

27:4; 34:2; 34:2; 42:25; 42:25; 51:13; 51:17; 51:17; 51:20; 51:22; 59:18; 63:3; 63:5; 63:6; 66:15

Jeremiah

4:4; 4:4; 4:4; 7:20; 10:25; 10:25; 18:20; 21:5; 21:12; 23:19; 25:15; 30:23; 32:37; 42:18; 44:6; 44:6

Lamentations

2:4; 2:4; 4:11; 4:11

Ezekiel

3:14; 5:13; 5:13; 5:13; 5:15; 6:12; 7:8; 9:8; 13:15; 14:19; 16:38; 16:38; 16:42; 20:8; 20:13; 20:21; 20:33; 20:34; 22:22; 23:25; 24:8; 24:13; 25:17; 30:15; 36:6; 36:18

Daniel

8:6; 9:16; 11:44

Hosea

7:5

Micah

5:14

Nahum

1:2; 1:2; 1:6; 1:6

Zechariah

8:2

H2534

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2534 matches the Hebrew חֵמָה (ḥēmâ),
which occurs 124 times in 117 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 27:44–Isa 27:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:44 - Live with him for a little while until your brother's rage subsides.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:28 - I will walk in hostile rage against you and I myself will also discipline you seven times on account of your sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:11 - "Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites, when he manifested such zeal for my sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in my zeal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:19 - For I was terrified at the LORD's intense anger that threatened to destroy you. But he listened to me this time as well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed in his intense anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:28 - So the LORD has uprooted them from their land in anger, wrath, and great rage and has deported them to another land, as is clear today."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:24 - They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:33 - Their wine is snakes' poison, the deadly venom of cobras.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:20 - if the king becomes angry and asks you, 'Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn't you realize they would shoot from the wall?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:12 - The rivers of Damascus, the Abana and Pharpar, are better than any of the waters of Israel! Could I not wash in them and be healed?" So he turned around and went away angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:13 - "Go, seek an oracle from the LORD for me and the people - for all Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the LORD's fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:17 - This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7 - When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: "They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. My anger will not be unleashed against Jerusalem through Shishak.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:9 - Oded, a prophet of the LORD, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: "Look, because the LORD God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:21 - "Go, seek an oracle from the LORD for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the LORD's fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the LORD by doing all that this scroll instructs!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:25 - This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - But they mocked God's messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the LORD got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:12 - But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's bidding conveyed through the eunuchs. Then the king became extremely angry, and his rage consumed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:1 - When these things had been accomplished and the rage of King Ahasuerus had diminished, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what had been decided against her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:5 - When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:9 - Now Haman went forth that day pleased and very much encouraged. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the king's gate, and he did not rise nor tremble in his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:7 - In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:10 - So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king's rage then abated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 - For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:29 - Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment."

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:20 - Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:18 - Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:8 - Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:13 - Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:10 - Certainly your angry judgment upon men will bring you praise; you reveal your anger in full measure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:38 - Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:6 - Pour out your anger on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not pray to you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:7 - Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:46 - How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:7 - Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:23 - He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:34 - for jealousy kindles a husband's rage, and he will not show mercy when he takes revenge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:1 - A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:14 - A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:19 - A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A gift given in secret subdues anger, and a bribe given secretly subdues strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:24 - Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:4 - Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:22 - An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:4 - I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,

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