21 Bible Verses about Controlling Anger

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

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

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes. And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,