being anger

The 14 most-voted verses about being anger, from 6 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

Psalm 37:8 (BSB)

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Psalm 37:8 (KJV)

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

Psalm 37:8 (WEB)

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

Proverbs 15:1 (BSB)

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)

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

Proverbs 15:1 (WEB)

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Proverbs 29:11 (BSB)

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.

Proverbs 29:11 (KJV)

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Proverbs 29:11 (WEB)

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Proverbs 14:29 (BSB)

[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 14:29 (KJV)

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

Proverbs 14:29 (WEB)

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

Proverbs 15:18 (BSB)

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:18 (KJV)

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Proverbs 15:18 (WEB)

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

Proverbs 16:32 (BSB)

[He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 16:32 (KJV)

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 16:32 (WEB)

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:11 (BSB)

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:11 (KJV)

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:11 (WEB)

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

Proverbs 22:24 (BSB)

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Proverbs 22:24 (KJV)

Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,

Proverbs 22:24 (WEB)

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (BSB)

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (KJV)

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (WEB)

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Ephesians 4:26 (BSB)

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Ephesians 4:26 (KJV)

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Ephesians 4:26 (WEB)

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

Ephesians 4:31 (BSB)

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Ephesians 4:31 (KJV)

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

Ephesians 4:31 (WEB)

But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Colossians 3:8 (BSB)

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:8 (KJV)

but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:8 (WEB)

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

James 1:19 (BSB)

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

James 1:19 (KJV)

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

James 1:19 (WEB)

for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

James 1:20 (BSB)

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 1:20 (KJV)

for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

James 1:20 (WEB)

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