Bible verses about
anger
The Bible takes anger seriously — neither pretending it away nor letting it rule. It counsels slowness to wrath, gentleness in answer, and reconciliation before nightfall. These King James verses speak wisdom into a heated heart.
12 verses about anger (KJV)
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Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
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Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
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James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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James 1:20
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
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Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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Proverbs 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
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Colossians 3:8
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
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Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
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Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Questions, answered plainly
What does the Bible say about anger?
The Bible warns against letting anger control us: "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath" (Ephesians 4:26). It urges us to "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath" (James 1:19), because "a soft answer turneth away wrath" (Proverbs 15:1).
Is anger a sin according to the Bible?
Scripture distinguishes anger itself from sinful anger: "Be ye angry, and sin not" (Ephesians 4:26). The danger lies in anger that lingers, lashes out, or works unrighteousness (James 1:20).
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