Being Anger

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

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

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

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:

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication 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 strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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

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

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

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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

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

The discretion of a man deferreth his 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 wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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

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 →

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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

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

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

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

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.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — 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.

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.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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

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

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.

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:

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

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 →

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

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

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

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

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:

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.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling 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 hold the truth in unrighteousness;

And he said, That which cometh 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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

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 →

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

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

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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

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;

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

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

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

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

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. — read the full passage →

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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

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

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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.

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

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have 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 multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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

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

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