20 Bible Verses about Anger Management

'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger; And give no opportunity to the Devil.

Mark this, my dear Brothers--Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry; For the anger of man does not forward the righteous purpose of God.

For the anger of man does not forward the righteous purpose of God.

You, however, must now lay aside all such things--anger, passion, malice, slander, abuse.

What is the cause of the fighting and quarreling that goes on among you? Is not it to be found in the desires which are always at war within you? You crave, yet do not obtain. You murder and rage, yet cannot gain your end. You quarrel and fight. You do not obtain, because you do not ask.

'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger;

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice.

Mark this, my dear Brothers--Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry;

Do to others as you wish them to do to you.

Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Shun foolish and ignorant discussions, for you know that they only breed quarrels; and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.

Since, therefore, you have cast off what is false, 'you must every one of you speak the truth to your neighbors.' For we are united to one another like the parts of a body. 'Be angry, yet do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down upon your anger; And give no opportunity to the Devil.

And to which you, like others, once devoted your lives, when you lived for them. You, however, must now lay aside all such things--anger, passion, malice, slander, abuse. Never lie to one another. Get rid of your old self and its habits,

Let all bitterness, passion, anger, brawling, and abusive language be banished from among you, as well as all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, ready to forgive one another, just as God, in Christ, forgave you.

Never avenge yourselves, dear friends, but make way for the Wrath of God; for Scripture declares--'"It is for me to avenge, I will requite," says the Lord.' Rather--'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him to drink. By doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.' Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

I, however, say to you that any one who cherishes anger against his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the Court; and whoever pours contempt upon his brother shall be liable to answer for it to the High Council, while whoever calls down curses upon him shall be liable to answer for it in the fiery Pit.

The Presiding-Officer should be a man of blameless character; a faithful husband; living a temperate, discreet, and well-ordered life; hospitable, and a skillful teacher,

For a Presiding-Officer, as God's steward, ought to be a man of irreproachable character; not self-willed or quick-tempered, nor addicted to drink or to brawling or to questionable money-making.

Teach that the older men should be temperate, serious, and discreet; strong in faith, love, and endurance.

Fathers, never irritate your children, lest they should become disheartened.