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What does the Bible say about anger management?

17 verses about anger management, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about anger management

Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 8 votes
James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 7 votes
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 6 votes
Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 5 votes
James 1:20 — For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 5 votes
Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 4 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 4 votes
Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 3 votes
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. 3 votes
Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 3 votes
James 4:1 — From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 3 votes
Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 2 votes
Proverbs 12:16 — A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. 2 votes
Proverbs 14:17 — He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. 2 votes
Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 2 votes
Matthew 5:22 — But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 2 votes
Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 2 votes

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Proverbs (8), James (3), Ephesians (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Matthew (1), Colossians (1)

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