21 Bible Verses about Controlling Anger
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He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save, and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in your members?
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they gender contentions. And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,
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