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What does the Bible say about harboring anger?

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

9 booksMost in Proverbs

Bible verses about harboring anger

Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 10 votes
James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 7 votes
Proverbs 14:29 — He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 6 votes
Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 6 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. 6 votes
Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 6 votes
Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 5 votes
Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 5 votes
Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 5 votes
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 5 votes
Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 5 votes
Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 4 votes
Leviticus 19:17 — Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. 2 votes
Matthew 18:21 — Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 2 votes
Romans 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 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 (6), Matthew (2), Ephesians (2), Leviticus (1), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Romans (1), Colossians (1), James (1)

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