“A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.” Proverbs 12:16

I have often consoled my guilty conscience over my quick and often irrational temper by glorying in my equally quick tendency to apologize and move on. I tend to view those who hold grudges as the greater sinner simply because I am not prone to holding grudges. God clearly does not share my opinion. Instead, He declares that the quick display of anger is indicative of a foolish heart. Meanwhile, He deems those who resist the urge to flash hot anger as prudent. How then can we who are prone to “hot flashes” become prudent?