Bible Verses on Anger – Finding Wisdom and Clarity

Be slow to anger and quick to forgive. – James 1:19

Do not let anger control your actions, for it leads to sin. – Ephesians 4:26

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel. – Proverbs 15:18

Anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. – James 1:20

Let go of anger and embrace peace, for it brings healing to the soul. – Proverbs 14:30

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. – Proverbs 15:1

Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. – Ephesians 4:31

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32

Fools quickly show their anger, but the wise overlook an insult. – Proverbs 12:16

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. – Proverbs 29:11

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. – Proverbs 14:29

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. – Ephesians 4:31

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way, for it leads only to evil. – Psalm 37:8

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. – Proverbs 16:32

Bible Verses on Anger – Finding Wisdom and Clarity part 2

Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. – Proverbs 10:12

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. – Ephesians 4:26

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. – Proverbs 15:1

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. – Psalm 37:8

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. – Romans 12:18

Anger gives the devil a foothold, but love drives him away. – Ephesians 4:27

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. – Proverbs 3:3

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression. – Proverbs 19:11

In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. – Ephesians 4:26

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. – Proverbs 15:1

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. – Proverbs 16:32

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. – Ephesians 4:26-27

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the laps of fools. – Ecclesiastes 7:9

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. – Proverbs 15:18

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. – Proverbs 14:29

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. – Proverbs 29:11

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. – Ecclesiastes 7:9

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. – Proverbs 25:21

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. – Psalm 37:8

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ – Romans 12:19

The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression. – Numbers 14:18

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. – Colossians 3:8

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. – Romans 12:21

Do not say, ‘I will repay evil’; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. – Proverbs 20:22

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. – Proverbs 29:11

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. – James 1:19

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. – Proverbs 10:12

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. – Proverbs 29:11

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way, for it tends to evil. – Psalm 37:8

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a hasty temper exalts folly. – Proverbs 14:29