Bible Verses About Anger
Be slow to anger: wisdom for handling our own anger, and responding gently to others.
26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, 27and do not give the devil a foothold.
26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27Neither give place to the devil.
26“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, 27and don’t give place to the devil.
26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27neither give place to the devil.
19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, 20for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; 20for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
19Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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.
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: 32and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
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.
A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
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.
but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
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.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
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.
He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
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.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
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.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
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.
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
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.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.