20 Bible Verses about Anger Management

Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger; you must not give the devil a chance.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry, for men's anger does not produce the uprightness God wishes.

for men's anger does not produce the uprightness God wishes.

But now you too must put them all aside??nger, rage, spite, rough, abusive talk??hese must be banished from your lips.

What causes wars and fights among you? Is it not your cravings, which are at war within your bodies? You crave things, and cannot have them, and so you commit murder. You covet things, and cannot get them, and so you quarrel and fight. You do not have things because you do not ask for them.

Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,

And treat men just as you wish them to treat you.

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Avoid foolish, crude speculations; you know they only lead to quarrels, and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but treat everyone kindly; he must be persuasive and unresentful,

So you must lay aside falsehood and each tell his neighbor the truth, for we are parts of one another. Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger; you must not give the devil a chance.

And you once practiced them as others do, when you lived that old earthly life. But now you too must put them all aside??nger, rage, spite, rough, abusive talk??hese must be banished from your lips. You must not lie to one another. For you have stripped off your old self with its ways

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite. You must be kind to one another, you must be tender-hearted, and forgive one another just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Do not take your revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord." No! If your enemy is hungry, feed him! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! For if you do, you will heap burning coals upon his head! Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother 'You cursed fool!' will have to answer for it in the fiery pit!

A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

For as God's overseer a superintendent must be irreproachable, not arrogant or quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious or addicted to dishonest gain,

Teach the older men to be temperate, serious, and sensible??en of vigorous faith, love, and steadfastness.

Fathers, do not irritate your children, or they may lose heart.