What are some Bible verses about wrath?

Answer  
  

Psalm 37:8  

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.  
  

Romans 12:19  

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”  
  

James 1:20  

For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.  
  

Proverbs 15:1  

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.  
  

Ephesians 4:26\-27  

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.  
  

Romans 13:4  

For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.  
  

Ezekiel 25:17  

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.  
  

Matthew 26:52\-54  

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?”  
  

1 John 4:18  

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.  
  

Colossians 3:8  

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.  
  

1 Thessalonians 5:9  

For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,  
  

Romans 2:5  

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.  
  

Proverbs 25:26  

Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.  
  

1 John 1:9  

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  
  

Ephesians 4:31  

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  
  

Romans 1:18  

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.  
  

Proverbs 1:7  

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.  
  

Deuteronomy 28:47\-48  

Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things, therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.  
  

Revelation 4:1  

After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”  
  

1 John 2:27  

But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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