Bible Verses About Anger (28 Verses)

"Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:"

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"

"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."

"A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards."

"Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:"

"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil."

"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression."

"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:"

"He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly."

"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy."

"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth."

"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."

"For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."

"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."

"A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife."

"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."

"He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated."

"I would they were even cut off which trouble you."

"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."

"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

"An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression."

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."

"It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling."

"Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah."

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not."

"Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom."

"For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;"

"Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only."