Proverbs 29:11

Proverbs 29:11 Proverbs

Pastor Martin expounds Proverbs 29:11, distinguishing between sinful and non-sinful anger. He argues that while a fool immediately expresses all his anger, a wise person holds it back and stills it, learning to channel it appropriately. The primary application is for parents to teach their children that anger itself is not always sin, but its expression must be aimed biblically, most often by bringing it to God's throne rather than lashing out.

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Channeling Anger Biblically

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Shoot Now, Aim Later

The point: Still your anger until you can aim it in a biblical way, most often by bringing it to the throne of God and leaving it there, trusting in His vengeance.

This metaphor describes the foolish, impulsive expression of anger, contrasting it with the wise approach of aiming anger biblically before expressing it.

He doesn't shoot now and aim later with his anger, but he stills his anger till he can aim it in a biblical way, which is most often aim it to the throne of God and leave it there, vengeance is mine, I will repay.

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