Bible Verses About Rage

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.”

“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.”

“Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?”

“A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.”

“A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.”

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

“An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.”

“Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah”

“For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

“God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.”

“Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret— it can only bring harm. For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.”

“A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”

“What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?”

“What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.”

“But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”

“Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.”

“As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach — not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.”

“Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.”

“And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.”

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need. Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.”

“It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.”

“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.”

“But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.”

“So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men— those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty— and came to Jehoiada the priest. Then the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.”

“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them. Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury: “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.” Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.”

“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.”

“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.”

“A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.”

“Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever.”

“It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.”

“Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.”

“Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.”

“When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

“Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.”

“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”