Bible Verses about “anger management”

“¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”

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

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

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

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

“‹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.›”

“Neither give place to the devil.”

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

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

“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”

“¶ From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?”

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

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

“¶ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”

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

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

“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”

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

“¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.”

“¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”