Bible Verses about Anger
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James 1:19-20 This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of Elohim.
Proverbs 29:11 A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back.
Proverbs 19:11 A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his honour to overlook a transgression.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, for anger resides in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but the slow to anger calms a dispute.
Proverbs 15:1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Colossians 3:8 But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop fighting before it breaks out.
James 4:1-2 What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.
Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
Ephesians 4:26-27 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as YHWH for the Messiah's sake hath forgiven you.
Proverbs 22:24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; or go with a hot-tempered man.
Proverbs 12:16 A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man conceals dishonor.
Psalm 37:8-9 Cease from anger and forsake
wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
For evildoers will be cut off, but
those that wait upon YHWH, they shall inherit the earth.
Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Luke 6:31 Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Proverbs 14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
Proverbs 17:27 He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
2 Timothy 2:23-26 But avoid foolish and ignorant questions, knowing that they produce quarrels. The servant of YHWH must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, in meekness instructing those who are in opposition, lest somehow Elohim gives them repentance unto a thorough knowledge of the truth, and they come to their senses, out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his desire.
Ephesians 4:25-27 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.
Romans 12:19-21 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," saith YHWH. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Matthew 5:22 "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 the fire of Gehenna."
Titus 1:7 For the overseer must be above reproach as Elohim’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not greedy for filthy gain
Proverbs 19:19 A man of great anger will bear the penalty, for if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 21:19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Titus 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Leviticus 19:17-18 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 YHWH.
Colossians 3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Psalm 4:4 When angry, do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah