21 Bible Verses about Controlling Anger

He slow to anger is, good above the strong; and, he ruling over his spirit above him taking a city,

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your fit of anger:

The slow to anger of much understanding: and the short of spirit exalts folly.

For man s anger works not the justice of God.

Let all harshness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away from you, with all badness:

A soft answer will turn away wrath, and a word of pain will bring up anger.

Good to dwell upon the corner of the roof rather than with a woman of strifes and a house of community.

Desist from anger and forsake wrath: thou shalt not be angry only to do evil

And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such is no law.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: For man s anger works not the justice of God.

And be ye kind one to another, having good bowels, favoring each other, as also God in Christ Jesus favored you.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your fit of anger: Neither give place to the accuser.

If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.

The understanding of man will defer his anger: and his glory to pass over transgression.

Hatred will excite strifes: and love will cover over all transgressions.

Speak not against one another, brethren. He speaking against a brother, and judging his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law: and if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one legislator, able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another

Let all harshness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away from you, with all badness: And be ye kind one to another, having good bowels, favoring each other, as also God in Christ Jesus favored you.

Whence wars and fights among you? are they not hence, out of your sensual pleasures making war in your members

He withholding his words will shew knowledge: I man of understanding is a cool spirit

Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.

And silly and ignorant questions refuse, knowing that they produce strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all, giving instruction, enduring evil,