Bible Verses about 'Anger'

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• A gentle answer turns away wrath,
  But a harsh word stirs up anger.
  Proverbs 15:1speakinggentlenessanger
• The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
  Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
  Psalm 103:8gracelovepatience
• For His anger is but for a moment,
  His favor is for a lifetime;
  Weeping may last for the night,
  But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
  Psalm 30:5lovepatiencesadness
• ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord;
  ‘I will not look at you in anger.
  For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord;
  ‘I will not be angry forever.’
  Jeremiah 3:12bmercyangerforgiveness
• Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.
  Ephesians 4:26-27sinangerevil
• One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
  And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.
  Proverbs 16:32peacepatienceself-control
• One who is slow to anger has great understanding;
  But one who is quick-tempered exalts foolishness.
  Proverbs 14:29wisdompatienceunderstanding
• You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  James 1:19speakinglisteninganger
• A fool’s anger is known at once,
  But a prudent person conceals dishonor.
  Proverbs 12:16angerself-controlwisdom
• Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
  Ephesians 6:4lawfamilychildren
• Seek the Lord,
  All you humble of the earth
  Who have practiced His ordinances;
  Seek righteousness, seek humility.
  Perhaps you will remain hidden
  On the day of the Lord’s anger.
  Zephaniah 2:3seekingprotectionhumility
• “And tear your heart and not merely your garments.”
  Now return to the Lord your God,
  For He is gracious and compassionate,
  Slow to anger, abounding in mercy
  And relenting of catastrophe.
  Joel 2:13heartgracelove
• The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
  And the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
  In the gale and the storm is His way,
  And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
  Nahum 1:3patiencestrengthpunishment
• A fool always loses his temper,
  But a wise person holds it back.
  Proverbs 29:11angerwisdomself-control
• Who is a God like You, who pardons wrongdoing
  And passes over a rebellious act of the remnant of His possession?
  He does not retain His anger forever,
  Because He delights in mercy.
  Micah 7:18sinmercyforgiveness
• Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
  Galatians 5:19-21bodysinsexuality
• You shall not oppress any widow or orphan. If you oppress him at all, and if he does cry out to Me, I will assuredly hear his cry; and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
  Exodus 22:22-24widowsorphans
• Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
  Romans 12:19angerpunishmentjudgment
• Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5lovepatienceanger
• The Lord watches over strangers;
  He supports the fatherless and the widow,
  But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
  Psalm 146:9protectionorphanswidows
• Let love of the brothers and sisters continue. Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
  Hebrews 13:1-2lovegentlenessneighbor
• Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help;
  Do not be silent to my tears;
  For I am a stranger with You,
  One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.
  Psalm 39:12prayersadnesshumility
• Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
  Romans 8:35lovesufferingpersecution
• So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone.
  Ephesians 2:19-20Jesuskingdomprophecy
• This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’
  Zechariah 7:9-10evilrighteousnessneighbor