• Can You Trust the Counsel of the Bible?
    Awake!—2007 | November

    • Counsel That Changes Lives

      “I had a very hot temper,” says Gabriel, a man in India. “When provoked, I would scream, throw things, and even assault people. Bible study helped me to control my temper. Even in tense situations, I now remain calm.”

      Gabriel had read texts such as Proverbs 16:32, which states: “He that is slow to anger is better than a mighty man, and he that is controlling his spirit than the one capturing a city.” Dhiraj, another man who overcame a bad temper, comments, “That same text helped me to see that losing my temper is a sign of weakness, whereas controlling it is evidence of strength.”