56 Bible Verses about Anger

Sing praise to Jehovah, you his godly ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For His anger is only for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime! Weeping may last for the night but a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious. He is slow to anger, and rich in loving-kindness. He will not always chasten, nor will he keep his anger forever.

The land is blackened by the fury of Jehovah of Hosts. The people are fuel for the fire, and no one spares anyone else. They slice off what is on the right hand, but they will still be hungry. In the end they will even eat the flesh of their own arms (offspring) (turn upon themselves). Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, Ephraim will feed on Manasseh, and both will devour Judah. But even then Jehovah's anger will not be satisfied. His hand is still poised to unleash his power.

In that day you will say: I will praise you, O Jehovah. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.

Jehovah said to me: Treacherous Judah was more reprehensible than unfaithful Israel. Go and proclaim this message to the north: 'Come back, unfaithful Israel. It is Jehovah speaking. I will no longer frown on you because I am merciful,' declares Jehovah. 'I will no longer be angry with you.

An angry man stirs up strife. The slow to anger calms disputes.

Being slow to anger is better than being mighty. Being self-controlled is better than ruling a city.

The discretion of a man defers anger. It is his glory to overlook a transgression.

The overseer must be blameless as God's steward. He must not be self-willed, not prone to anger, not a brawler, and not violent (quarrelsome) (pugnacious), not greedy of dishonest gain.

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

A fool's anger is instantly known. A prudent man conceals shame.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding. He who is short tempered exalts foolishness.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both.

Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be agitated with anger and jealousy. It only leads to evil.

Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your anger (rage).

Moses came close enough to the camp at the foot of the mountain to see the bull-calf and to see the people dancing. He became furious! He threw down the tablets he was carrying and broke them.

All these your servants will come down to me and bow themselves before me. They will say: Go out, you and all the people who follow you. Then I will go out. He went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

Moses asked about the goat for the sin offering and learned that it had already been burned. This made him angry with Eleazar and Ithamar. He demanded:

Moses became angry and said to Jehovah: Do not accept their offering. I have not taken anything from them, not even a donkey. And I have not mistreated any of them.

On hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.

It is better to dwell alone in the wilderness than with an angry contentious (quarreling and angry) woman.

An angry man stirs up dissension. A furious man abounds in sin.

Surely the churning of milk brings butter, and the wringing of the nose brings blood, so the forcing of wrath brings strife.

Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power! He will by no means reprieve the guilty (leave them unpunished). Jehovah has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm. The clouds are the dust of his feet.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious. He is slow to anger, and rich in loving-kindness. He will not always chasten, nor will he keep his anger forever.

Jehovah is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in loving-kindness.

Even now, said Jehovah, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning! Rip apart your heart, and not your garments. Turn to Jehovah your God! He is gracious and merciful. He is slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness. He will turn back from doing harm.

Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Now I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother [without cause] shall be guilty before the court. Whoever speaks to his brother with words of contempt shall receive condemnation before the Sanhedrin [Supreme Court]. Curse your brother and you will be guilty enough to be destroyed by fire, with the burning trash, at the Valley of Hinnom, outside of Jerusalem (Greek: Gehenna).

Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves, instead leave room for divine punishment, for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 32:35)

Jephthah brought all the men of Gilead together and fought the men of Ephraim and defeated them.

The Israelites replied: We have ten times as many claims on King David as you have! We know he is one of you. Why do you look down on us? Do not forget that we were the first to talk about bringing the king back! The men of Judah were more violent in making their claims than the men of Israel.

A mild answer turns away anger. Harsh words stir up anger.

To be sure anger kills a stubborn fool. And jealousy murders a gullible person.

A man of great anger will suffer punishment. Rescue him once and then do it again.

He who cannot control his own spirit (life) is as helpless as a city without walls, open to trouble.

A mild answer turns away anger. Harsh words stir up anger.

If the temper of the ruler rises up against you do not withdraw from him for gentleness can put a stop to great offenses.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of God.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, that they not be discouraged.

A curse is on their anger, because it is so fierce. And a curse is on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

An angry man stirs up strife. The slow to anger calms disputes.

Being slow to anger is better than being mighty. Being self-controlled is better than ruling a city.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding. He who is short tempered exalts foolishness.

An angry man stirs up strife. The slow to anger calms disputes.

An angry man stirs up dissension. A furious man abounds in sin.

He who is quick-tempered deals foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

I will not join in their secret talks. I will not take part in their meetings. They killed people in anger. They crippled bulls for sport.

Do not befriend an angry man. Do not associate with a man who throws fits.

Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be agitated with anger and jealousy. It only leads to evil.

Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your anger (rage).

Jonathan was angry that his father had insulted David. He got up and left the table. He did not eat anything all that day.

Amaziah dismissed the troops that had come to him from Ephraim. They became furious with Judah and returned home.

All these your servants will come down to me and bow themselves before me. They will say: Go out, you and all the people who follow you. Then I will go out. He went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation in front of the rock and said to them: Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you? Moses raised his hand and hit the rock twice with the staff. Water came pouring out! All the people and their animals drank.

Then the high priest rose up, and all those of the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with zeal (indignation).

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart. They gnashed their teeth at him.

Uzziah held an incense burner in his hand. He became angry. As his anger with the priests grew, a skin disease broke out on his forehead. This happened in front of the priests in Jehovah's Temple as Uzziah was at the incense altar.

Asa was so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.

Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation in front of the rock and said to them: Listen, you rebels, must we bring water out of this rock for you? Moses raised his hand and hit the rock twice with the staff. Water came pouring out! All the people and their animals drank.

Do not be quick in your spirit (mind) (figurative heart) to be angry. Anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Simeon and Levi are brothers. They use their weapons to commit violence. I will not join in their secret talks. I will not take part in their meetings. They killed people in anger. They crippled bulls for sport. A curse is on their anger, because it is so fierce. And a curse is on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.

Saul got angry with Jonathan and he said, You are Son of a crooked and rebellious woman Jonathan! I know you have sided with Jesse's son, Saul accused. You have no shame. You act as if you are your mother's son not mine.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice.

Now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech out of your mouth.

Proud and haughty mocker is his name. He acts with overbearing pride.

A gift in secret pacifies anger. A bribe behind the back provokes strong anger.

The north wind drives away rain. So does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

The discretion of a man defers anger. It is his glory to overlook a transgression.

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, wrath, contentions, divisions, sects,

Jacob lost his temper. What crime have I committed? he asked angrily. What law have I broken that gives you the right to hunt me down?

This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down. Balaam lost his temper and began to beat the donkey with his stick.

When your brother's anger is gone and he has forgotten what you did to him, I will let you know. Then you may come back. Why should I lose both of you in one day?

He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast (he had a bad attitude). Jehovah said to Cain: Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly. He was angry! He prayed to Jehovah: I pray to you, O Jehovah, was this what I said, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish. Because I knew that you are a gracious God. You are merciful, slow to anger, abundant in loving kindness, and one who takes pity over calamity (tragedy) (catastrophe) (disaster).

Jehovah asked him: Do you have good reason to be angry?

However God replied to Jonah: Do you have good reason to be angry at the plant? He said to God: I have good reason to be angry even unto death.

A mild answer turns away anger. Harsh words stir up anger.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Scornful men bring a city into a snare. Wise men turn away anger.

I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.

Naaman left in a rage, saying: I thought he would at least come out to me, pray to Jehovah his God, wave his hand over the diseased spot, and cure me!

Herod saw that the astrologers tricked him and he was furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the time he learned from the astrologers.

Ahab returned to his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite said to him: I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. Stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would not eat.

But when the servants gave her the king's order, Vashti the queen said she would not come. The king was very angry. His heart was burning with wrath.

The king in his anger got up from the feast and went into the garden. Haman got to his feet to plead to Esther the queen for his life. He saw that the king had already decided against him.

Saul got angry with Jonathan and he said, You are Son of a crooked and rebellious woman Jonathan! I know you have sided with Jesse's son, Saul accused. You have no shame. You act as if you are your mother's son not mine. As long as Jesse's son lives on earth, neither you nor your right to be king is secure. Send some men to bring him to me. He is a dead man! Jonathan asked his father: Why should he be killed? What has he done? read more.
Saul threw his spear at Jonathan and tried to kill him. Then Jonathan was sure that his father really did want to kill David. Jonathan was angry that his father had insulted David. He got up and left the table. He did not eat anything all that day.

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. They brought these men before the king.

This time, when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down. Balaam lost his temper and began to beat the donkey with his stick.

Balaam answered: It is because you have made a fool of me! If I had a sword, I would kill you.

Balak's anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and Balak said to Balaam: I called you to curse my enemies! But you have persisted in blessing them three times! Therefore, run away to your place now. I said: I will honor you greatly, but Jehovah has held you back from honor.

Not so! You men go now and serve Jehovah. It is you who desired it. So they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

He said to Moses: Get out of my sight! Do not let me ever see you again! On the day I do, you will die!

God is a righteous judge and a God who has indignation every day.

Haman saw that Mordecai did not go before him and give him honor. Haman was very angry.

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. They brought these men before the king.

Nebuchadnezzar was furious. The expression on his face changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than its required heat.

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart. They gnashed their teeth at him. Being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. He said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God. read more.
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord. They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet. His name was Saul.

Jehovah asked him: Do you have good reason to be angry?

Everyone in the synagogue was angry when they heard these things.

Simeon and Levi are brothers. They use their weapons to commit violence. I will not join in their secret talks. I will not take part in their meetings. They killed people in anger. They crippled bulls for sport. A curse is on their anger, because it is so fierce. And a curse is on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.

Uzziah held an incense burner in his hand. He became angry. As his anger with the priests grew, a skin disease broke out on his forehead. This happened in front of the priests in Jehovah's Temple as Uzziah was at the incense altar.

Asa was so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.

He looked at them and was angry. He was also sad on account of their hard hearts. He said to the man: Stretch out your hand. He stretched it out and his hand was healed.

Are not the Abanah and Pharpar rivers in Damascus better than any river in Israel? I could have washed in them and been cured!

He was angry also with Job's three friends because they found no answer, though they had declared Job to be in the wrong.

Ahab returned to his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite said to him: I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. Stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would not eat.

He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast (he had a bad attitude). Jehovah said to Cain: Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will not your attitude improve? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door. It desires to have you, but you must master it. read more.
While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

We have heard of the pride of Moab and of his arrogance. We know of his pride, conceit and empty boasting.

Herod saw that the astrologers tricked him and he was furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the time he learned from the astrologers.

Everyone in the synagogue was angry when they heard these things.

Paul said to him: God will strike you, white washed wall! Do you sit judging me according to the Law, and against law command me to be struck?

Then the people of Ephraim said to Gideon: Why did you not call us when you went to fight the Midianites? Why did you treat us like this? They complained bitterly about it.

Haman saw that Mordecai did not go before him and give him honor. Haman was very angry.

Both young and old lie dead in the streets. Enemy swords kill young men and women. You slaughtered them without mercy on the day of your anger.

Jehovah added: I have seen these people. They have an iron sinew (stiff necked people) (are impossible to deal with). Now let me alone. Let my anger burn against them. I am so angry with them I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation. But Moses pleaded with Jehovah his God. Jehovah, he said, why are you so angry with your people? These are your people whom you brought out of Egypt using your great power and mighty hand! read more.
Do not let the Egyptians say: 'He was planning all along to kill them in the mountains and wipe them off the face of the earth. That is why he brought them out of our land.' Do not be so angry. Reconsider your decision to bring this disaster on your people. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You took an oath, swearing on yourself. You told them: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all the land I spoke of. It will be their long lasting possession.' So Jehovah changed his mind and did not bring disaster on his people as he threatened.

An angry man stirs up dissension. A furious man abounds in sin.