Don't be stupid

Greetings:
We all have said things and done things that we were sorry for later when we’ve lost our temper.
Each of us needs to learn how to respond when life slaps us, rather than react harshly to it.
Proverbs 14:29 pretty well spells it out for us. I found it interesting to read this scripture in a couple different versions of the Bible. The message is the same, but some speak in terms that stand up and shout at you.
Proverbs 14:29 in the New International Version (NIV) reads, “A patient man has a great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.”
In the King James Version, it says, “He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”
In the New Living Translation, we read: “Those who control their anger have great understanding; those with a hasty temper will make mistakes.
I really like the verse in the Good News Translation. It says it like it really is. The verse reads: “If you stay calm, you are wise, but if you have a hot temper, you only show how stupid you are.”
In James 1:19-20 (Good News Translation), it says, “Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry. Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.”
So the message today is simple. We must think before you speak. Be a ready listener and enjoy the freedom from anger that God offers each of us. After all, who wants to be stupid?
Be blessed.