Bible Verses About Anger
OT NT Scripture Quotes
The discerning man is slow to anger, the impatient one displays stupidity. (Proverbs14:29)
The clever servant enjoys the king's favor but the fool has to suffer his anger. (Proverbs14:35)
A kind answer soothes anger; while a cutting word increases wrath. (Proverbs15:1)
The hotheaded man provokes disputes, while the one slow to anger reconciles differences. (Proverbs15:18)
A clever man is slow to anger; his glory lies in forgetting offenses. (Proverbs19:11)
The man who cannot contain his anger is like an open city, without defenses. (Proverbs25:28)
Heavy the stone and weighty the sand but the fool's anger outweighs both. (Proverbs27:3)
The hot-tempered man provokes disputes, his anger multiplies his sins. (Proverbs29:22)
O Lord, in your anger do not reprove; nor punish me in your fury. (Psalms6:2)
Refrain from anger, turn away from wrath; fret not, for it only leads to evil. (Psalms37:8)
But you, O Lord God, are merciful, slow to anger, loving and faithful. (Psalms86:15)
Compassionate and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger and abounding in love. (Psalms145:8)
You have heard that it was said to our people in the past: Do not commit murder; anyone who does kill will have to face trial. But now I tell you: whoever gets angry with a brother or sister will have to face trial. Whoever insults a brother or sister deserves to be brought before the council; whoever humiliates a brother or sister deserves to be thrown into the fire of hell. So, if you are about to offer your gift at the altar and you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, go at once and make peace with him, and then come back and offer your gift to God. (Matthew5:21-24)
He will give everlasting life to those who seek glory, honor and immortality and persevere in doing good. But anger and vengeance will be the lot of those who do not serve truth but injustice. (Romans2:7-8)
Love overcomes anger and forgets offenses. (1Corinthians13:5)
Be angry but do not sin: do not let your anger last until the end of the day, lest you give the devil a foothold. (Ephesians4:26-27)
Do away with all quarreling, rage, anger, insults and every kind of malice: (Ephesians4:31)
Well then, reject all that: anger, evil intentions, malice; and let no abusive words be heard from your lips. Do not lie to one another. You have been stripped of the old self and its way of thinking to put on the new, which is being renewed and is to reach perfect knowledge and the likeness of its creator. (Colossians3:8-10)
I want the men in every place to lift pure hands in prayer to heaven without anger and dissension. (1Timothy2:8)
Avoid stupid and senseless discussions, since such are the cause of misunderstanding. God's servant must not be quarrelsome, but kind to all, always teaching and patient with those who do not understand, gently correct opponents; perhaps God may grant them to repent and discover the truth, withdrawing them from the snare of the devil who held them captive to his own will. (2Timothy2:23-26)
My beloved, be quick to hear but slow to speak and slow to anger, for human anger does not fulfill the justice of God. So get rid of any filth and reject the prevailing evil, and welcome the Word which has been planted in you and has the power to save you. (James1:19-21)
A third angel then followed, shouting aloud, "If anyone worships the beast or its image or has his forehead or hand branded, he will also drink the wine of God's anger which has been prepared, undiluted, in the cup of his fury: he will be tortured by fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb." (Revelation14:9-10)
