What Does the Bible Say About Angry People?

Proverbs 29:11 ESV / 27 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 22:24-25 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV / 19 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;

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 19 helpful votes

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

James 1:20 ESV / 18 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

James 1:19-20 ESV / 15 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.

Romans 12:21 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

2 Timothy 2:24 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 13 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.

Ephesians 4:31 ESV / 13 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 14:17 ESV / 13 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:8 ESV / 13 helpful votes

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

Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV / 12 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 12 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 12 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

1 Corinthians 13:5 ESV / 10 helpful votes

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

Galatians 5:20 ESV / 9 helpful votes

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

James 1:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Proverbs 25:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 20:3 ESV / 7 helpful votes

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 16:32 ESV / 7 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 14:29 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

Ephesians 4:29-32 ESV / 6 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. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:26 ESV / 6 helpful votes

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

Matthew 5:21-24 ESV / 6 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.

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

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

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Philippians 4:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;

Ephesians 4:26-6:24 ESV / 5 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. Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 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. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ...

Romans 2:5-9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,

Proverbs 19:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 12:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

Colossians 3:1-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...

Galatians 5:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,

Romans 1:18 ESV / 4 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.

Matthew 18:15-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Matthew 5:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 4 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.

Proverbs 29:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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

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.

45 Bible Verses about Angry People

Proverbs 29:11 ESV / 27 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:24-25 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:20 ESV / 18 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:19-20 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:21 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:24 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:31 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 14:17 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 37:8 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 29:22 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:5 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 13:5 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:20 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:19 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 25:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:3 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 16:32 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 14:29 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:29-32 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:26 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:21-24 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 7:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:26-6:24 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 2:5-9 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 19:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 12:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:1-25 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:19-20 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:15-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 29:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 14:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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