Bible Verses about โanger managementโ
The Bible contains 20 verses about anger management across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โSo, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;โ
โLet all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.โ
โfor the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.โ
โA gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.โ
โ"Be angry, and don't sin." Don't let the sun go down on your wrath,โ
โBut I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.โ
โneither give place to the devil.โ
โbut now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.โ
โA fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.โ
โYou lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.โ
โWhere do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?โ
โCease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.โ
โOne who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.โ
โDon't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:โ
โA wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.โ
โThe discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.โ
โFor evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.โ
โDon't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.โ
โA fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.โ
โHe who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.โ
