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In Matthew, Jesus teaches us about the unhealthiness of two different types of anger: being angry oneself or causing anger in another. Both are unhealthy because our anger is not from God. Though it is possible that anger may serve us positively in certain instances, it has been proven, both by our ancient spiritual traditions and by modern psychology, that excessive or habitual anger will always have negative, self-destructive consequences, both to the one who is angry and to the people around them. Thus, it is also true that managing one's anger, that reconciling with those with whom one is angry or with those that one has made angry are two very important, fundamental aspects of spiritual cultivation!

(References: Genesis 4:1)