39 Bible Verses about Anger Management

Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your anger (rage). Do not give the devil an opportunity.

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. The anger of man does not promote the righteousness of God.

A fool loses his temper. But a wise man holds it back.

The anger of man does not promote the righteousness of God.

The discretion of a man defers anger. It is his glory to overlook a transgression.

Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.

An angry man stirs up strife. The slow to anger calms disputes.

A mild answer turns away anger. Harsh words stir up anger.

Now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech out of your mouth.

What causes wars and fighting among you? Is the cause of fighting your sensual lusts for pleasure that battle within you? You lust, and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain! You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.

He who is quick-tempered deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Being slow to anger is better than being mighty. Being self-controlled is better than ruling a city.

Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your anger (rage).

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice.

Do not befriend an angry man. Do not associate with a man who throws fits.

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

A fool's anger is instantly known. A prudent man conceals shame.

Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be agitated with anger and jealousy. It only leads to evil. For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who wait for Jehovah will inherit the land.

An angry man stirs up dissension. A furious man abounds in sin.

As you would like men to do to you, do also to them.

Do not be evil, but overcome evil with good.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding. He who is short tempered exalts foolishness.

Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be agitated with anger and jealousy. It only leads to evil.

The man with knowledge restrains his words. A man of understanding has a quiet spirit.

But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing they produce quarrels (controversy) (fighting). The Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind (gentle) to all, able to teach, and patient when wronged.

Put away falsehood. Speak truth each one of you with his neighbor: for we are members (belonging to) (together with) of one another. Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your anger (rage). Do not give the devil an opportunity.

You once walked in these when you lived in them. Now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you got rid of the old self with its evil practices.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice. You should be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also forgave you through (by means of) Christ.

Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves, instead leave room for divine punishment, for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 32:35) Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he thirsts, give him drink. For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be evil, but overcome evil with good.

Now I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother [without cause] shall be guilty before the court. Whoever speaks to his brother with words of contempt shall receive condemnation before the Sanhedrin [Supreme Court]. Curse your brother and you will be guilty enough to be destroyed by fire, with the burning trash, at the Valley of Hinnom, outside of Jerusalem (Greek: Gehenna).

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach;

The overseer must be blameless as God's steward. He must not be self-willed, not prone to anger, not a brawler, and not violent (quarrelsome) (pugnacious), not greedy of dishonest gain.

A man of great anger will suffer punishment. Rescue him once and then do it again.

If he says: 'It is well. I will be safe.' But if he becomes angry, you will know that he is determined to harm me.

It is better to dwell alone in the wilderness than with an angry contentious (quarreling and angry) woman.

Aged men should be temperate, serious, sound in mind, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

Never hate your brother in your heart. Be sure to correct your neighbor so that you will not be guilty of sinning along with him. Do not seek revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am Jehovah.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, that they not be discouraged.

Tremble, stand in awe and do not sin! Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and keep silent.