25 Bible Verses about Anger
Anger is a powerful emotion that everyone experiences at some point. The Bible provides wisdom on how to handle anger, emphasizing the importance of self-control, forgiveness, and understanding. Here are 25 Bible verses that address anger and guide us in managing this emotion wisely.
1. Ephesians 4:26
“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.”
2. Proverbs 14:29
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.”
3. James 1:19-20
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
4. Proverbs 15:1
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
5. Colossians 3:8
“But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.”
6. Ecclesiastes 7:9
“Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.”
7. Proverbs 30:33
“For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.”
8. Psalm 37:8
“Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.”
9. Proverbs 16:32
“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
10. Matthew 5:22
“But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to hell of fire.”
11. Romans 12:19
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”
12. Proverbs 19:19
“A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.”
13. Galatians 5:20
“...idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions.”
14. Psalm 145:8
“The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”
15. 1 Corinthians 13:5
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.”
16. Proverbs 22:24-25
“Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.”
17. John 2:13-16
“The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple...”
18. Nahum 1:3
“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.”
19. 2 Timothy 2:24-25
“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness.”
20. Proverbs 15:18
“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.”
21. James 4:1-2
“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel.”
22. Lamentations 3:33
“For he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.”
23. Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
24. Colossians 3:13
“Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
25. Philippians 4:6-7
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
These verses provide wisdom and guidance on managing anger in a healthy and constructive way. By grounding ourselves in these teachings, we can learn to respond to anger with love, patience, and understanding, reflecting the character of Christ in our lives.