39 Bible Verses about Anger Management

Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place unto the backbiter.

Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath. For the wrath of man worketh not that which is righteous before God.

A fool poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

For the wrath of man worketh not that which is righteous before God.

A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.

Be not hastily angry in thy mind, for wrath resteth in the bosom of a fool.

An angry man stirreth up strife; but he that is patient stilleth discord.

A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.

But now put ye also away from you all things; wrath, fierceness, maliciousness, cursed speaking, filthy speaking out of your mouths.

From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members? Ye lust, and have not. Ye envy and have indignation, and cannot obtain. Ye fight and war, and have not, because ye ask not.

An impatient man handleth foolishly; but he that is well advised, doth other ways.

A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness.

Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious;

Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

A fool uttereth his wrath in all the haste, but a discreet man forgiveth wrong.

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure; let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil. For wicked doers shall be rooted out; but they that patiently abide the LORD, shall inherit the land.

An angry man stirreth up strife; and he that beareth evil will in his mind, doth much evil.

And as ye would that men should do to you: so do ye to them likewise.

Be not overcome of evil: But overcome evil with goodness.

Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure; let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil.

He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

Foolish and unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife. But the servant of the Lord must not strive: but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach,

Wherefore, put away lying, and speak every man truth unto his neighbor, forasmuch as we are members one of another. Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place unto the backbiter.

In which things ye walked once, when ye lived in them. But now put ye also away from you all things; wrath, fierceness, maliciousness, cursed speaking, filthy speaking out of your mouths. Lie not one to another, that the old man with his works be put off,

Let all bitterness, fierceness and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from you, with all maliciousness. Be ye courteous one to another, and merciful, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves but give room unto the wrath of God. For it is written, "Vengeance is mine, and I will reward, saith the Lord." Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil: But overcome evil with goodness.

But I say unto you, Whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of judgment: whosoever sayeth unto his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of a council: but whosoever sayeth, 'Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.

Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, apt to teach,

For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God; not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:

For great wrath bringeth harm; therefore let him go, and so mayest thou teach him more nurture.

And if thy father say thus, 'It is well done,' then thy servant shall have peace. But and if he be angry, then be sure that wickedness is utterly concluded of him.

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a chiding and an angry woman.

That the elder men be sober, honest, discreet, sound in the faith, in love and in patience.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart but shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour: that thou bear not sin for his sake. Thou shalt not avenge thyself nor bear hate in thy mind against the children of thy people, but shalt love thy neighbour even as thyself. I am the LORD.

Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they be of a desperate mind.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.