Bible Verses about Anger

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• If you are angry, do not sin. Do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not give the devil an opening.
  Ephesians 4:26-27sinevildevil
• Love is patient;
  love is charitable.
  Love is not envious;
  it does not have an inflated opinion of itself;
  it is not filled with its own importance.
  Love is never rude;
  it does not seek its own advantage.
  It is not prone to anger;
  neither does it brood over setbacks.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5lovepatienceselfishness
• You shall not hate your brother in your heart, nor shall you rebuke your brother in any way, lest you bear sin because of him. You shall not seek vengeance nor bear a grudge against the children of your people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
  Leviticus 19:17-18lovegentlenessneighbor
• Hatred stirs up strife,
  but love overlooks all offenses.
  Proverbs 10:12loveevil
• Remember this, my beloved brethren: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow to anger.
  James 1:19speakinglisteningself-control
• A gentle reply turns away wrath,
  but a harsh word arouses anger.
  Proverbs 15:1speakinggentleness
• A patient man shows good sense,
  but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly.
  Proverbs 14:29wisdompatienceunderstanding
• Then he went on, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. For from within, from the human heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from within, and they defile a person.”
  Mark 7:20-23sinpurificationtemptation
• A fool gives free rein to his anger,
  but a wise man bides his time and calms it.
  Proverbs 29:11wisdomself-control
• A fool is quick to show his anger,
  but a prudent man ignores an insult.
  Proverbs 12:16self-controlwisdom
• An ignorant man causes strife by his insolence,
  but wisdom is found with those who take advice.
  Proverbs 13:10wisdom
• It is honorable to avoid strife,
  but every fool is quarrelsome.
  Proverbs 20:3speakingpeace
• Take care, brethren, that none of you will ever have an evil and unbelieving heart that will cause you to forsake the living God.
  Hebrews 3:12evilheartneighbor
• Return, rebel Israel, says the Lord.
  I will not look upon you in anger.
  For I am merciful, says the Lord;
  my wrath will not continue forever.
  Jeremiah 3:12bmercyforgivenessgrace
• Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you previously, that no one who does such things will inherit the kingdom of God.
  Galatians 5:19-21bodysinsexuality