What are some Bible verses about anger?

Answer  
  

Psalm 37:8  

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

Proverbs 14:29  

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.  
  

James 1:19  

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.  
  

Ephesians 4:26  

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,  
  

Proverbs 15:1  

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9  

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.  
  

Proverbs 19:11  

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.  
  

James 1:20  

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

Ephesians 4:31  

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

Proverbs 29:11  

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.  
  

Proverbs 16:32  

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.  
  

Proverbs 15:18  

A hot\-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.  
  

Colossians 3:8  

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

Matthew 5:22  

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.  
  

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.”  
  

Psalm 103:8  

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.  
  

Proverbs 14:17  

A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.  
  

Proverbs 22:24  

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man.  
  

Proverbs 29:22  

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.  
  

1 Timothy 2:8  

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling.  
  

*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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