Lashing Out In Anger

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: — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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

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

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: — read the full passage →

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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

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

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

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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.

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

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

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

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

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! — 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;

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

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

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 →

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — 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 →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

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

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! — read the full passage →

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! — read the full passage →

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

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

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. — read the full passage →

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. — read the full passage →

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

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? — read the full passage →

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. — read the full passage →

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

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.