Anger

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

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:

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to 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.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →

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.

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

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

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, — read the full passage →

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

Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.

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? — read the full passage →

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →

Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. — read the full passage →

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. — read the full passage →

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. — read the full passage →

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — read the full passage →

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. — read the full passage →