The Contemporary English Version says "Only fools get angry quickly and hold a grudge. " I explained this to my children by telling them that if you are quick to anger, you are a fool. If Jesus really lives in your heart, your heart is full of love, joy, and peace. This leaves little room for anger.

Jesus was angry in the temple. We are allowed anger. It is the uncontrolled anger that hurts us. To truly follow Jesus, we must learn to control our anger. We must try to not be excessively angry. When we give in to anger, we also need to apologize to and ask for forgiveness of those we have hurt. Then we need to forgive those who made us angry.

Memory verse for homeschooling using http://www.akidsheart.com/bible/biblev.htm, a wonderful, Christian, free resource for homeschoolinng.