37 Bible Verses about Anger
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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.
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.
But now you too must put them all aside??nger, rage, spite, rough, abusive talk??hese must be banished from your lips.
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!
"You have heard that the men of old were told 'You shall not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.' 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!
The things our physical nature does are clear enough??mmorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party-spirit,
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."
Now the Jewish Passover was approaching, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple he found the dealers in cattle, sheep, and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting at their tables. And he made a lash out of rope, and drove them all, sheep and cattle, out of the Temple, and scattered the money-changers' coins on the ground, and overturned their tables.read more.
And he said to the pigeon-dealers, "Take these things away! Do not turn my Father's house into a market!" His disciples remembered that the Scriptures said, "My zeal for your house will consume me!" Then the Jews addressed him and said, "What sign have you to show us, for acting in this way?"
And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
No bad word must ever pass your lips, but only words that are good and suited to improve the occasion, so that they will be a blessing to those who hear them.
And Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were buying or selling things in it, and he upset the money-changers' tables and the pigeon-dealers' seats,
You fathers, too, must not irritate your children, but you must bring them up with Christian training and instruction.
From Thematic Bible
Anger » The anger of the lord
Anger » Be slow to
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,
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,
Anger » A characteristic of fools
Anger » Not being angry
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,
Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
Anger » Justifiable, exemplified
Anger » Connected with » Strife and contention
Anger » The lord being slow to anger
Anger » Forbidden
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!
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."
Anger » Grievous words stir up
Anger » Brings its own punishment
Anger » Meekness pacifies
Anger » Children should not be provoked to
You fathers, too, must not irritate your children, but you must bring them up with Christian training and instruction.
Fathers, do not irritate your children, or they may lose heart.
Anger » Connected with » Cruelty
Anger » Those that are slow to anger
Anger » Angry people
Anger » Avoid those given to
Anger » Should not betray us into sin
Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
Anger » Instances of » Jonathan, on account of saul's persecution of david
Anger » Instances of » Moses, toward pharaoh
Anger » Sinful, exemplified
This aroused the high priest and all his supporters, the party of the Sadducees, and filled them with jealousy,
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Uzziah
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Asa
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » moses
Anger » Where anger rests
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Simeon and levi
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » saul
Anger » Connected with » Clamor and evil-speaking
You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.
Anger » Connected with » Malice and blasphemy
But now you too must put them all aside??nger, rage, spite, rough, abusive talk??hese must be banished from your lips.
Anger » Connected with » Pride
Anger » What pacifies anger
Anger » Angry countenances
Anger » What defers anger
Anger » A work of the flesh
idolatry, sorcery, enmity, quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party-spirit,
Anger » Justifiable, exemplified » jacob
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » balaam
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Esau
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Cain
Anger » Instances of » Jonah, because the gourd withered
Anger » What stirs up anger
Anger » What anger is
Anger » May be averted by wisdom
Anger » In prayer be free from
I want the men everywhere to offer prayer, lifting to heaven hands that are holy, without any angry disputes.
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Naaman
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Herod
Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Ahab
Anger » Instances of » Ahasuerus, toward vashti, for refusing to amuse his advisorss
Anger » Instances of » Saul, toward jonathan, on account of his sympathy with david
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Nebuchadnezzar
Anger » Instances of » Balaam, toward his ass
Anger » Instances of » Balak, toward balaam
Anger » Instances of » Pharaoh » Toward moses
Anger » Who God is angry with
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Haman
Anger » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, on account of the insubordination of the three hebrews, who refused to worship his idol
Anger » Instances of » Jews, against stephen
When they heard that, they were enraged and ground their teeth at him. But he, full of the holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at God's right hand. And he said, "Look! I can see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand!" read more.
But they uttered a great shout and stopped their ears, and they rushed upon him all together, and dragged him out of the city and stoned him, the witnesses throwing down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Jonah
Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Jews
Anger » Instances of » Simeon and levi, on account of the humbling of their sister, dinah
Anger » Instances of » Uzziah toward azariah, the priest, because of his reproof of
Anger » Instances of » Asa, because the prophet rebuked him
Anger » Justifiable, exemplified » Our lord
And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
Anger » Instances of » Naaman, because elisha directed him to wash in the jordan
Anger » Instances of » Elihu, because job had beaten his friends in argument
Anger » Instances of » Ahab, because naboth would not sell his vineyard
Anger » Instances of » Of cain slaying abel
Anger » Instances of » Moab
Anger » Instances of » Herod, toward the wise men who deceived him
Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.
Anger » Instances of » The people of nazareth, toward jesus
Anger » Instances of » Paul, toward ananias
Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Do you sit there to try me by the Law, and order them to strike me in violation of the Law?"
Anger » Instances of » Ephraimites, toward gideon, for not soliciting their help against the midianites
Anger » Instances of » Haman, because mordecai did not salute him
Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Anger
Israel » Anger » God's
Strife » Causes of » Anger
Topics on Anger
Anger And Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:26Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
Anger In Christian Living
Ephesians 4:26Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
Anger Management
Ephesians 4:26-27Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
Anger Of God, Consequences
Matthew 21:12-13And Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were buying or selling things in it, and he upset the money-changers' tables and the pigeon-dealers' seats,
Anger Of God, Saved From
Romans 5:9So if we have already been made upright by his death, it is far more certain that through him we shall be saved from God's anger!
Anger Of Jesus
Mark 3:1-6He went again to a synagogue, and there was a man there with one hand withered.
Anger Of Man, Cause
Luke 15:25-28But his elder son was in the field. When he came in and approached the house, he heard music and dancing,
Anger Of Man, Righteous
Mark 3:5And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
Anger Of Man, Unrighteous
Luke 4:28And when the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all very angry,
Anger Subsiding
Ephesians 4:26Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
Anger, Human
Luke 15:28But he was angry and would not go into the house. And his father came out and urged him.
Anger, Justified Examples
Mark 3:5And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.
Anger, Sinful Examples
Luke 4:28And when the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all very angry,
Being Slow To Anger
James 1:19You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,
Controlling Anger
Ephesians 4:26Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger;
God Has Anger
Romans 3:5But if our wrongdoing brings out the uprightness of God, what are we to say? Is it wrong in God (I am putting it in ordinary human terms) to inflict punishment?
