Bible Verses about 'Anger'

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1

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A soft answer turneth away wrath:
but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 speaking gentleness anger
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalm 103:8 grace love patience

Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord;
and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you:
for I am merciful, saith the Lord,
and I will not keep anger for ever.
Jeremiah 3:12b mercy anger forgiveness
For his anger endureth but a moment;
in his favour is life:
weeping may endure for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalm 30:5 love patience sadness
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 16:32 peace patience self-control
Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth,
which have wrought his judgment;
seek righteousness, seek meekness:
it may be ye shall be hid
in the day of the Lord's anger.
Zephaniah 2:3 seeking protection humility
And rend your heart,
and not your garments,
and turn unto the Lord your God:
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the evil.
Joel 2:13 heart grace love
The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power,
and will not at all acquit the wicked:
the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Nahum 1:3 patience strength punishment
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26-27 sin anger evil
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion,
and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalm 86:15 God compassion grace
A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 29:11 anger wisdom self-control
Who is a God like unto thee,
that pardoneth iniquity,
and passeth by the transgression
of the remnant of his heritage?
he retaineth not his anger for ever,
because he delighteth in mercy.
Micah 7:18 sin mercy forgiveness
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:
but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Proverbs 14:29 wisdom patience understanding
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
James 1:19 speaking listening anger
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 law family children
A fool's wrath is presently known:
but a prudent man covereth shame.
Proverbs 12:16 anger self-control wisdom
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:19-21 body sin sexuality
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Exodus 22:22-24 widows orphans
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:19 anger punishment judgment
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 love patience anger