32 Bible Verses about Aggression
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In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.
He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.
A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.
He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry; For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath; And do not give way to the Evil One.
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.
An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. So be it.
And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword.
Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword.
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.
Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man: For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts; And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men. As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men. Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.read more.
But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head. Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.
All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you: But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you; So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.read more.
For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same? And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same? Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
