Getting Upset

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

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

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

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

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.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God.

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

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?

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

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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.

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.

For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. — read the full passage →

and he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. — read the full passage →

For I will be merciful to their iniquities, And their sins will I remember no more.

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

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.

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

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

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.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

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

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

And all the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

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;

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

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him, with John, said, Look on us.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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 →

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

Simon the Cananæan, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.

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

On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

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

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

then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain:

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

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; — read the full passage →

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

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

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

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

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

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