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What does the Bible say about lashing out in anger?
16 verses about lashing out in anger, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.
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Bible verses about lashing out in 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. 6 votes
- Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 6 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
- Proverbs 22:24 — Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 5 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. 5 votes
- Galatians 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 5 votes
- Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 5 votes
- Psalms 37:8 — Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 4 votes
- Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 4 votes
- Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 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. 2 votes
- Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 2 votes
- 2 Timothy 1:7 — For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 votes
Where these verses are
Proverbs (7), Ephesians (2), Psalms (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Matthew (1), Galatians (1), Colossians (1), 2 Timothy (1), James (1)
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