Bible Verses About Anger

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

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Psalms 37:8

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

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

Proverbs 14:29

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

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1

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

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Proverbs 15:18

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

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 16:32

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

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:11

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

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Proverbs 29:11

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

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

Proverbs 29:22

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

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

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 I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Matthew 5:22

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

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Ephesians 4:26

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

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

Ephesians 4:31

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

but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:8

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

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

James 1:19

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

for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

James 1:20