37 Bible Verses about Anger

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Ephesians 4:26-27

Be angry but do not sin; never let the sun set upon your exasperation, give the devil no chance.

James 1:19-20

Be sure of that, my beloved brothers. Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to talk, slow to be angry ??20 for human anger does not promote divine righteousness;

Ephesians 4:31-32

Drop all bitter feeling and passion and anger and clamouring and insults, together with all malice; be kind to each other, be tender-hearted, be generous to each other as God has been generous to you in Christ.

Matthew 5:21-22

You have heard how the men of old were told, 'Murder not: whoever murders must come up for sentence, whoever maligns his brother must come before the San hedrin, whoever curses his brother must go to the fire of Gehenna.' But I tell you, whoever is angry with his brother [without cause] will be sentenced by God.

Galatians 5:19-20

Now the deeds of the flesh are quite obvious, such as sexual vice, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, magic, quarrels, dissension, jealousy, temper, rivalry, factions, party-spirit,

John 2:13-18

Now the Jewish passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. There he found, seated inside the temple, dealers in cattle, sheep and pigeons, also money-changers. Making a scourge of cords, he drove them all, sheep and cattle together, out of the temple, scattered the coins of the brokers and upset their tables,read more.
and told the pigeon-dealers, "Away with these! My Father's house is not to be turned into a shop!" (His disciples recalled the scripture saying, I am consumed with zeal for thy house.) Then the Jews accosted him with the words, "What sign of authority have you to show us, for acting in this way?"

Mark 3:5

Then glancing round him in anger and vexation at their obstinacy he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was quite restored.

Matthew 21:12

Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all who were buying and selling inside the temple; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the stalls of those who sold doves,

From Thematic Bible


Anger » The anger of the lord

Anger » Be slow to

Anger » A characteristic of fools

Anger » Not being angry

Anger » Justifiable, exemplified

Anger » Connected with » Strife and contention

Anger » The lord being slow to anger

Anger » Forbidden

Anger » Grievous words stir up

Anger » Brings its own punishment

Anger » Meekness pacifies

Anger » Children should not be provoked to

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

Anger » Instances of » Jonathan, on account of saul's persecution of david

Anger » Instances of » Moses, toward pharaoh

Anger » Sinful, exemplified

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

Anger » Connected with » Malice and blasphemy

Anger » Connected with » Pride

Anger » What pacifies anger

Anger » Angry countenances

Anger » What defers anger

Anger » A work of the flesh

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

1 Timothy 2:8

Now I want the men to offer prayer at any meeting of the church; and let the hands they lift to heaven be holy ??they must be free from anger and dissension.

Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Naaman

Anger » Sinful, exemplified » Herod

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod saw the magicians had trifled with him, and he was furiously angry; he sent and slew all the male children in Bethlehem and in all the neighbourhood who were two years old or under, calculating by the time he had ascertained from the magicians.

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

Acts 7:54-58

When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. He, full of the holy Spirit, gazed up at heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand. "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of man standing at God's right hand!" read more.
With a loud shriek they shut their ears and rushed at him like one man. Putting him outside the city, they proceeded to stone him (the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a youth called 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

Mark 3:5

Then glancing round him in anger and vexation at their obstinacy he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was quite restored.

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

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod saw the magicians had trifled with him, and he was furiously angry; he sent and slew all the male children in Bethlehem and in all the neighbourhood who were two years old or under, calculating by the time he had ascertained from the magicians.

Anger » Instances of » The people of nazareth, toward jesus

Anger » Instances of » Paul, toward ananias

Acts 23:3

At this Paul said to him, "You whitewashed wall, God will strike you! You sit there to judge me by the Law, do you? And you break the Law by ordering me to be struck!"

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 Management

Ephesians 4:26-27

Be angry but do not sin; never let the sun set upon your exasperation,

Anger Of God, Consequences

Matthew 21:12-13

Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all who were buying and selling inside the temple; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the stalls of those who sold doves,

Anger Of Jesus

Mark 3:1-6

Again he entered the synagogue. Now a man was there whose hand was withered,

Anger Of Man, Cause

Luke 15:25-28

Now his elder son was out in the field, and as he came near the house he heard music and dancing;

Anger Of Man, Righteous

Mark 3:5

Then glancing round him in anger and vexation at their obstinacy he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was quite restored.

Anger, Human

Luke 15:28

This angered him, and he would not go in. His father came out and tried to appease him,

Anger, Justified Examples

Mark 3:5

Then glancing round him in anger and vexation at their obstinacy he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was quite restored.

God Has Anger

Romans 3:5

But if our iniquity thus serves to bring out the justice of God, what are we to infer? That it is unfair of God to inflict his anger on us? (I speak in a merely human way.)

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