What does the Bible say about yelling?

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

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Bible verses about yelling

1. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 12 votes
2. Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 5 votes
3. James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 5 votes
4. Proverbs 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 4 votes
5. Matthew 12:36 — But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 4 votes
6. 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. 4 votes
7. Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 4 votes
8. Proverbs 21:23 — Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 3 votes
9. 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
10. 2 Timothy 2:24 — And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 3 votes
11. Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 2 votes
12. Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 2 votes
13. Proverbs 25:15 — By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 2 votes
14. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
15. James 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 2 votes
16. 1 Peter 3:10 — For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (7), Ephesians (3), James (2), Matthew (1), Colossians (1), 2 Timothy (1), 1 Peter (1)

Related topics

• Harsh Words
• Power Of The Tongue
• Temper
• Keeping Quiet
• Anger
• The Tongue
• Being Anger
• Lashing Out In Anger
• Harboring Anger
• Verbal Abuse
• Angry
• Anger Management

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.