Bible Verses about Anger

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• Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
  Ephesians 4:26-27sinevildevil
• Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5lovepatienceselfishness
• You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
  Leviticus 19:17-18lovegentlenessneighbor
• Hatred stirs up strife,
  but love covers all offenses.
  Proverbs 10:12loveevil
• A soft answer turns away wrath,
  but a harsh word stirs up anger.
  Proverbs 15:1speakinggentleness
• Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
  James 1:19speakinglisteningself-control
• Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
  but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
  Proverbs 14:29wisdompatienceunderstanding
• A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
  but a wise man quietly holds it back.
  Proverbs 29:11wisdomself-control
• And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
  Mark 7:20-23sinpurificationtemptation
• The vexation of a fool is known at once,
  but the prudent ignores an insult.
  Proverbs 12:16self-controlwisdom
• It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
  but every fool will be quarreling.
  Proverbs 20:3speakingpeace
• By insolence comes nothing but strife,
  but with those who take advice is wisdom.
  Proverbs 13:10wisdom
• Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
  Hebrews 3:12evilheartneighbor
• Return, faithless Israel,
  declares the Lord.
  I will not look on you in anger,
  for I am merciful,
  declares the Lord;
  I will not be angry forever.
  Jeremiah 3:12bmercyforgivenessgrace
• Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  Galatians 5:19-21bodysinsexuality
• 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 12:19punishmentjudgment