Controlling Anger

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

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

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

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

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

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry-- — read the full passage →

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

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

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

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge; — read the full passage →

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

Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete; — read the full passage →

`Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him, — read the full passage →

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves, — read the full passage →

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

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

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

in which also ye--ye did walk once, when ye lived in them; — read the full passage →

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

Let brotherly love remain;

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

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already <FI>is<Fi> to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer <FI>is<Fi> our salvation than when we did believe; — read the full passage →

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

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

so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged, — read the full passage →

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing--having the same love--of one soul--minding the one thing, — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

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

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

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

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

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.

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, `Which is the first command of all?' — read the full passage →

Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

`Happy the kind--because they shall find kindness.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil. — read the full passage →

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

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

`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,

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

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

`Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land. — read the full passage →

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

`Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye <FI>thus<Fi> in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

and the truth shall make you free.'

and the second <FI>is<Fi> like <FI>it<Fi> , this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; --greater than these there is no other command.'

Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, — read the full passage →

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools <FI>is<Fi> not right.

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

And dost bring out to the hungry thy soul, And the afflicted soul dost satisfy, Then risen in the darkness hath thy light, And thy thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> as noon. — read the full passage →

And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is--A precept of men is taught! — read the full passage →

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah. — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

`And whenever the Son of Man may come in his glory, and all the holy messengers with him, then he shall sit upon a throne of his glory; — read the full passage →

The sacrifice of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: `Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

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

For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!

Fury <FI>is<Fi> fierce, and anger <FI>is<Fi> overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

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

To the wise in heart is called, `Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning. — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass in Pharaoh's sending the people away, that God hath not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it <FI>is<Fi> near; for God said, `Lest the people repent in their seeing war, and have turned back towards Egypt;'

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 →

And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?' — read the full passage →

And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, `Which is the first command of all?' — 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;

`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, — 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 →

Her heads for a bribe do judge, And her priests for hire do teach, And her prophets for silver divine, And on Jehovah they lean, saying, `Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil doth not come in upon us.' — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil, — read the full passage →

Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

`When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother; — read the full passage →

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

Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where <FI>is<Fi> this--the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, `We do not go.' — read the full passage →

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity, — read the full passage →

`Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small. — read the full passage →

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering; — read the full passage →