Being Anger

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, — read the full passage →

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

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Whoso is slow to anger <FI>is<Fi> of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

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

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory <FI>is<Fi> to pass over transgression.

Better <FI>is<Fi> the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

Merciful and gracious <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

God <FI>is<Fi> a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

That Jehovah sheweth himself very angry against Israel, and turneth them aside from His presence; none hath been left, only the tribe of Judah by itself.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

the things above mind ye, not the things upon 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 →

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

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; — read the full passage →

And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I <FI>am<Fi> kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.

Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

A city broken down without walls, <FI>Is<Fi> a man without restraint over his spirit!

Wine <FI>is<Fi> a scorner--strong drink <FI>is<Fi> noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise. — read the full passage →

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down. — read the full passage →

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof <FI>is<Fi> brutish. — read the full passage →

Gracious and merciful <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

`Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him. — read the full passage →

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

and above all these things, <FI>have<Fi> love, which is a bond of the perfection,

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, — read the full passage →

because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

when the Christ--our life--may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, — read the full passage →

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another; — read the full passage →

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Call upon you, then, do I--the prisoner of the Lord--to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!

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

I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago--whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God hath known--such an one being caught away unto the third heaven;

doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands--that is, unwashed--eating bread, they found fault;

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

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

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment; — read the full passage →

`Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.

Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest <FI>is<Fi> His way, And a cloud <FI>is<Fi> the dust of His feet.

And Jehovah saith, `Is doing good displeasing to thee?'

For wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a defense, money <FI>is<Fi> a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> , She reviveth her possessors.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

In the multiplying of the wicked transgression multiplieth, And the righteous on their fall do look.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, — read the full passage →

A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.