44 Bible Verses about Emotions

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

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.

So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.

in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.

Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.

You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.

Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
Test my mind and my heart.

Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.

A tranquil heart is life to the body,
But passion is rottenness to the bones.

Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials,

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But he who walks wisely will be delivered.

Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous;
For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

Tremble, and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!
For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek;
You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.

do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

“I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not arouse or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

“Cry loudly, do not hold back;
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their transgression
And to the house of Jacob their sins.

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;

This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.

But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

A fool’s anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals dishonor.

Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.”

or when a spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife, he shall then make the woman stand before the Lord, and the priest shall apply all this law to her.

How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,
All My compassions are kindled.

But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.