31 Bible Verses about Angry People

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Genesis 4:5-6

but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent?

Genesis 49:7

Their anger is cursed, for it is strong,
and their fury, for it is cruel!
I will disperse them throughout Jacob
and scatter them throughout Israel.

Jeremiah 15:17

I never sat with the band of revelers,
and I did not celebrate with them.
Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone,
for You filled me with indignation.

Judges 14:19

The Spirit of the Lord took control of him, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed 30 of their men. He stripped them and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. In a rage, Samson returned to his father’s house,

1 Samuel 11:6

When Saul heard these words, the Spirit of God suddenly took control of him, and his anger burned furiously.

1 Samuel 18:8

Saul was furious and resented this song. “They credited tens of thousands to David,” he complained, “but they only credited me with thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 20:7

If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he becomes angry, you will know he has evil intentions.

2 Samuel 6:8

David was angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah, so he named that place an Outburst Against Uzzah, as it is today.

2 Samuel 11:20

if the king’s anger gets stirred up and he asks you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the top of the wall?

2 Samuel 12:5

David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan: “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

2 Samuel 13:21

When King David heard about all these things, he was furious.

1 Kings 20:43

The king of Israel left for home resentful and angry, and he entered Samaria.

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my fathers’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food.

2 Kings 5:11

But Naaman got angry and left, saying, “I was telling myself: He will surely come out, stand and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and will wave his hand over the spot and cure the skin disease.

2 Kings 5:12

Aren’t Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and left in a rage.

Daniel 3:13

Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king.

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,

Nehemiah 4:1

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious. He mocked the Jews

Nehemiah 4:7

When Sanballat, Tobiah, and the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they became furious.

Nehemiah 5:6

I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints.

Jonah 4:4

The Lord asked, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

Daniel 2:12

Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 11:30

Ships of Kittim will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant.

Daniel 11:44

But reports from the east and the north will terrify him, and he will go out with great fury to annihilate and completely destroy many.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 22:7

The king was enraged, so he sent out his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned down their city.

Matthew 26:8

When the disciples saw it, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

Luke 14:21

“So the slave came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame!’

Acts 17:16

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was troubled within him when he saw that the city was full of idols.

Acts 19:28

When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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