Being Anger

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But 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:

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

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

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

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

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

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

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

An angry man stirreth up strife, And a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.

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

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

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

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

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

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

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

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

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

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

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep anger for ever.

Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.

He whose spirit is without restraint Islikea city that is broken down and without walls.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. — read the full passage →

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. — read the full passage →

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. — read the full passage →

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, evenJesus; — read the full passage →

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

for which things’ sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

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

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

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

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

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

I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond circumcision.

Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven.

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

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

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty: Jehovah hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

And Jehovah said, Doest thou well to be angry?

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth; But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.