What Does the Bible Say About Being Quick To Anger?

James 1:19-20 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Proverbs 14:29 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

James 1:20 ESV / 22 helpful votes

For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

James 1:19 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 16 helpful votes

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Psalm 37:8 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.

Proverbs 29:11 ESV / 15 helpful votes

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Proverbs 25:28 ESV / 12 helpful votes

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

Proverbs 16:32 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 11 helpful votes

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 29:20 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 9 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

Ephesians 4:26-27 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 8 helpful votes

A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Proverbs 22:24 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,

Proverbs 19:11 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 14:17 ESV / 7 helpful votes

A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.

Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 7 helpful votes

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Ephesians 4:31 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

Nehemiah 9:17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:26 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

Matthew 5:21-24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

Proverbs 17:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Proverbs 14:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.

Psalm 145:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Galatians 5:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,

Job 5:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Colossians 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

1 Corinthians 13:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

Romans 1:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Luke 4:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.

Proverbs 29:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Scoffers set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

Proverbs 22:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Numbers 22:27 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

44 Bible Verses about Being Quick To Anger

James 1:19-20 ESV / 34 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 14:29 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:20 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Proverbs 17:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Psalm 145:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Job 5:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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