Bible Verses About Anger

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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 answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him."

"He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction."

"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."

"Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil."

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."

"The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness."

"And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me."

"And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man,Stretch forth thine hand.And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other."

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

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

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."

"Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife."