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Bible Verses about “anger

Found 15 verses (ordered by relevance) about “anger” in the KJV version of the Bible

James 1:19
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¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Ephesians 4:31
535 votes

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

James 1:20
462 votes

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Proverbs 15:1
456 votes

¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Ephesians 4:26
409 votes

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Matthew 5:22
363 votes

‹But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.›

Ephesians 4:27
327 votes

Neither give place to the devil.

Colossians 3:8
301 votes

¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Proverbs 29:11
243 votes

¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

Psalms 37:8
152 votes

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Proverbs 16:32
116 votes

¶ [He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 15:18
110 votes

¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 19:11
101 votes

¶ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 14:29
73 votes

¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Ecclesiastes 7:9
68 votes

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.