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Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in faithfulness and truth;

'The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in mercy, forgiving wrongdoing and violation of His Law; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, inflicting the punishment of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.'

"They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy; And You did not abandon them.

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and truth.

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.

The LORD is gracious and compassionate; Slow to anger and great in mercy.

One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

A hot-tempered person stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.

A person's discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.

And tear your heart and not merely your garments." Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in mercy And relenting of catastrophe.

Then he prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD, was this not what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In the gale and the storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;