What does the Bible say about being anger?

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

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Bible verses about being anger

1. Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 3 votes
2. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 3 votes
3. Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 3 votes
4. Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 2 votes
5. Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 2 votes
6. 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. 2 votes
7. Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 2 votes
8. Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 2 votes
9. Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 2 votes
10. Galatians 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 2 votes
11. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
12. 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
13. Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 2 votes
14. James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 2 votes
15. James 1:20 — For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (7), Ephesians (2), James (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Galatians (1), Colossians (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.