Bible Verses about “harboring anger”
Found 21 verses (ordered by relevance) about “harboring anger” in the KJV version of the Bible
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
“¶ 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.”
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.”
“¶ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”
“Jesus saith unto him, ‹I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.›”
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
“¶ 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.”
“Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”
“¶ [He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
“Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.”