Bible Verses About Anger and Forgiveness
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for anger and forgiveness, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,144 votes, led by Ephesians 4:26-27. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Anger and Forgiveness
Ephesians 4:26-27322 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
James 1:19-20247 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Ephesians 4:32218 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:31-32201 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Philippians 4:6-7150 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Proverbs 15:1135 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Psalms 37:8133 votes
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Proverbs 16:32128 votes
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Matthew 18:15117 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Ephesians 4:31114 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Mark 11:25111 votes
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21-2278 votes
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Colossians 3:1377 votes
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Ephesians 4:22-2475 votes
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Philippians 4:772 votes
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:2667 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Philippians 4:1362 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
2 Corinthians 5:1761 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Proverbs 29:2260 votes
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Galatians 6:1-1860 votes
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Isaiah 40:3157 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Galatians 5:19-2155 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Romans 12:251 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 John 2:1-2942 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Matthew 5:17-2635 votes
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
What does the Bible say about anger and forgiveness?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:26-27 on the subject of anger and forgiveness. Across 3,144 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 1:19-20, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 4:31-32. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.