Read the book of Proverbs humbly and prayerfully. Let’s look at Proverbs 16: 32 as an example.
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his [own] spirit than he who takes a city.”
The arrogant and foolish way to think when reading this goes something like, “I am better than the mighty because I am slow to anger. I am better than a conqueror of cities because I keep my own spirit under control.” The wise and humble reading yields something like “I really need to guard against sudden anger like the other day when I really got miffed. I would like to have my spirit under control but plenty of times I don’t.”
The humble and wise approach leads to powerful prayer to claim the golden treasure Proverbs offers. In this case the prayer goes something like this. “Lord, thank you for this opportunity to improve my life. I ask you to lead me into victory over my anger and control over my spirit.”
If you try this out, please let me know how it works for you.