What is the best way to deal with an angry person?

Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.

Proverbs 22:24-25Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people, or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.

Proverbs 29:8Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.

We can learn to give calm and gentle responses. Reacting to anger with anger almost always intensifies the problem. Responding with wisdom and gentleness almost always calms an angry person.