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What does the Bible say about controlling your anger?

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

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Bible verses about controlling your anger

James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 8 votes
Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 7 votes
Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 6 votes
Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 5 votes
Romans 12:17 — Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 5 votes
James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. 4 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
Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 3 votes
Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 3 votes
Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 2 votes
Luke 6:31 — And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 2 votes
Romans 2:1 — Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 votes
Romans 12:2 — And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 2 votes
Colossians 3:5 — Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 2 votes
Colossians 3:12 — Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 2 votes

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Proverbs (3), Romans (3), Ephesians (3), Colossians (2), James (2), Psalms (1), Luke (1)

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