What Does The Bible Say About?

Anger Management

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Ephesians 4:26-27

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“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold.

James 1:19-20

1,271 helpful votes

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

Proverbs 29:11

1,070 helpful votes

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Proverbs 19:11

819 helpful votes

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

James 1:20

809 helpful votes

for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

Proverbs 15:1

738 helpful votes

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9

703 helpful votes

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

Colossians 3:8

589 helpful votes

But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Proverbs 15:18

577 helpful votes

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

James 4:1-2

505 helpful votes

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Proverbs 16:32

442 helpful votes

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.

Proverbs 14:17

399 helpful votes

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

Ephesians 4:26

395 helpful votes

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Ephesians 4:31

378 helpful votes

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

James 1:19

333 helpful votes

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Psalm 37:8-9

307 helpful votes

Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Matthew 5:22

292 helpful votes

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

Proverbs 12:16

283 helpful votes

A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Proverbs 22:24

278 helpful votes

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

Romans 12:21

257 helpful votes

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Proverbs 29:22

245 helpful votes

An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.

Proverbs 14:29

237 helpful votes

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Luke 6:31

235 helpful votes

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Ephesians 4:27

214 helpful votes

and do not give the devil a foothold.

James 3:1-12

198 helpful votes

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. . . .

Colossians 3:13

179 helpful votes

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Proverbs 27:4

179 helpful votes

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Galatians 5:19-20

175 helpful votes

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

1 John 2:1-29

152 helpful votes

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: . . .

Proverbs 25:28

148 helpful votes

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

Philippians 4:4-6

135 helpful votes

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Galatians 5:22-23

132 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 Peter 2:23

111 helpful votes

When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Ecclesiastes 3:8

104 helpful votes

a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

James 1:1-27

99 helpful votes

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. . . .

Romans 1:18

91 helpful votes

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

79 helpful votes

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, . . .

Psalm 37:8

78 helpful votes

Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

1 Timothy 2:1-2

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First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.

Matthew 5:21-24

73 helpful votes

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Ephesians 4:18

71 helpful votes

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

James 4:11-12

71 helpful votes

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

Psalm 4:4

71 helpful votes

Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

Psalm 7:11

69 helpful votes

God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.

Ephesians 4:31-32

68 helpful votes

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Proverbs 21:15

68 helpful votes

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

Leviticus 19:17-18

67 helpful votes

You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Proverbs 15:5

66 helpful votes

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.

Ephesians 2:1-22

59 helpful votes

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! . . .

Psalm 4:4-5

50 helpful votes

Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.

Malachi 2:16

49 helpful votes

“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

Matthew 7:1-5

48 helpful votes

“Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Jonah 4:4

44 helpful votes

But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

Matthew 11:28-30

42 helpful votes

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Mark 3:5

41 helpful votes

Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

Proverbs 14:16-17

39 helpful votes

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.

Galatians 5:19-21

38 helpful votes

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Romans 8:2

37 helpful votes

For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.

Proverbs 1:1-33

36 helpful votes

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight, and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity. To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young, let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel . . .

2 Chronicles 15:7

34 helpful votes

But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

Exodus 34:6

34 helpful votes

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

1 Corinthians 1:1-31

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Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus. For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge, . . .

Ephesians 4:29

33 helpful votes

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Ephesians 6:4

33 helpful votes

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Galatians 5:20

33 helpful votes

idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

Galatians 5:23

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gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Luke 21:8-9

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Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

Proverbs 22:24-25

32 helpful votes

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Jeremiah 29:11

31 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

John 3:16-17

30 helpful votes

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Romans 12:19

30 helpful votes

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.”

1 John 1:8-10

29 helpful votes

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.

1 Timothy 2:8

29 helpful votes

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

John 3:17

29 helpful votes

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Lamentations 5:16

29 helpful votes

The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

Galatians 5:16

28 helpful votes

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Proverbs 20:3

28 helpful votes

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Proverbs 24:7

28 helpful votes

Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

Psalm 103:8

27 helpful votes

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Psalm 30:5

27 helpful votes

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 118:14-16

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The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor! The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”

2 Kings 17:18

25 helpful votes

So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,

Ephesians 4:26-31

25 helpful votes

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need. Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. . . .

Hebrews 11:1-40

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Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. This is why the ancients were commended. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. . . .

Proverbs 30:33

25 helpful votes

For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

1 John 3:15

24 helpful votes

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

Proverbs 4:23

24 helpful votes

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Ephesians 4:1-32

23 helpful votes

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; . . .

Psalm 23:1-6

23 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Colossians 3:12-13

21 helpful votes

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Titus 1:7

21 helpful votes

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

Colossians 3:6

19 helpful votes

Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Genesis 4:7

19 helpful votes

If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”

Jeremiah 3:12

19 helpful votes

Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.

1 Peter 3:9

17 helpful votes

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

John 2:12-17

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After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days. When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” . . .

Jonah 2:2

17 helpful votes

saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Proverbs 1:1-12:28

17 helpful votes

These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight, and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity. To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young, let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel . . .

Genesis 4:6-7

16 helpful votes

“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”

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